Assembly Bill A8781

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the council for treatment equity within the office of addiction services and supports

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7693 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A8781 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7693
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§19.45 & 5.06, Ment Hyg L (as proposed in S.679-A & A.1927-A)

2021-A8781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the council for treatment equity within the office of addiction services and supports; eliminates the treatment equity advisory board; adds 4 members to the behavioral health services advisory council who have expertise in issues facing vulnerable populations.

2021-A8781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8781
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   council  for  treatment equity within the office of addiction services
   and supports
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  19.45  of  the mental hygiene law, as added by a
 chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the mental hygiene law relating  to
 establishing  a  council  for  treatment  equity  within  the  office of
 addiction services  and  supports,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
 numbers S. 679-A and A. 1927-A, is amended to read as follows:
 § 19.45 The council for treatment equity.
   1. Definitions. As used in this section:
   (a)  "Council" shall mean the council for treatment equity, WITHIN THE
 OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND  SUPPORTS,  created  pursuant  to  this
 section which shall consist of a [full time] director and any additional
 full  or  part-time staff the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate
 the provisions of this section.
   (b) ["Treatment equity advisory board" shall mean the  advisory  board
 to the council, created pursuant to subdivision three of this section.
   (c)]  "Vulnerable  populations"  shall mean those who have experienced
 injustices and disadvantages as a result of their race, ethnicity, sexu-
 al orientation, gender identity, disability status,  age,  socioeconomic
 status  and/or  any other status which has caused a person to experience
 injustices and disadvantages.
   [(d)] (C) "Racially and ethnically diverse areas" shall mean  counties
 where  the  non-white population is forty percent or more or the service
 area  of  an  agency,  corporation,  facility  or  individual  providing
 substance  use  disorder services where the non-white population of said
 area is forty percent or more.
   [(e)] (D) "Provider of services" shall mean any  agency,  corporation,
 facility  or  individual  providing  substance  use disorder services to
 vulnerable populations.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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