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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Dec 03, 2021 | referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
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John T. McDonald III
Kenneth Zebrowski
Richard Gottfried
A8502 (ACTIVE) - Details
A8502 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes an intensive addiction recovery and mental health integrated services pilot program to support two three-year demonstration programs that provide intensive addiction and mental health integrated services to individuals with significant addiction and mental health issues who have had multiple and frequent treatment episodes.
A8502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8502 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing an intensive addiction recovery and mental health integrated services pilot program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Topher's Law". § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 19.18-d to read as follows: § 19.18-D INTENSIVE ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH INTEGRATED SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM. 1. WITHIN THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE OFFICE, A PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT TWO THREE-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE INTENSIVE ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH INTEGRATED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE AND FREQUENT TREATMENT EPISODES. ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS SHALL BE LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA AND ONE SHALL BE LOCATED IN AN URBAN SETTING AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE SERVICES PROVIDED SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND THEIR FAMILY, PEER SUPPORTS, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE. SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE PRIMARILY PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY OR HOME OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL, AS CLINICALLY AND SOCIALLY NECESSITATED. 2. NOT LATER THAN JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, AND ANNU- ALLY THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPO- RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE WITH A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13823-01-1