NY State Senate Bill S8244

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 25, 2022	referred to alcoholism and drug abuse delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 02, 2022	advanced to third reading
Mar 01, 2022	2nd report cal.
Feb 28, 2022	1st report cal.552
Feb 07, 2022	referred to alcoholism and substance abuse

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S8244 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8502
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Add §19.18-d, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A2972

S8244 (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.

S8244 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S8244

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would establish an intensive addiction recovery and mental
health integrated services demonstration program for individuals with
significant addiction and mental health issues who have had multiple and
frequent treatment episodes

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: establishes "Topher's Law"

Section 2: amends the mental hygiene law by adding section 19.18-d to

create a 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. One of the demon-
stration programs shall be located in a rural area and one shall be
located in an urban setting. Services shall include but not be limited
to mental health counseling services for the individuals and their fami-
lies, peer supports, and transportation assistance, and shall be prima-
rily provided in the community or home of the individual, as clinically
and socially necessitated.

Section 3: requires the commissioner to provide a written evaluation no
later than January first, two thousand twenty-four, and annually there-
after, which, at minimum, addresses the overall effectiveness of the
program, identifies best practices for services provided and any addi-
tional services that may be appropriate, and addresses whether continua-
tion or expansion of the demonstration program is recommended. The writ-
ten evaluation shall be made publicly available on the office's website.

Section 4: establishes the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Topher's Law is an initiative designed to support individuals suffering
from co-occurring disorders (substance use disorders and significant
mental health diagnoses) by developing models that remove barriers to
obtaining treatment and promote greater access to appropriate services.
Most current OASAS treatment programs are not able to treat individuals
who have significant co-occurring disorders. This demonstration program
would assist individuals with both sets of diagnoses and create a
person-centered treatment model that ensures each individual receives a
level of care appropriate to them. Services encompassed by such a
person-centered treatment model may include:

*Peer Support;
*Family Counseling/Family Support;
*Mental Health Counseling;
*Substance Use Disorder Treatment;
*Medication Assisted Recovery;
*Regular employment transportation;
*Education transportation, such as trade school, 2- or 4-year degree
programs, or apprenticeships;
*Shopping for healthy food, clothing, and other essential items;
*Trips to Mutual Aid Meetings Narcotics Anonymous/Alcoholics Anonymous;
*Trips to court or drug court, or court-related appointments (probation
officer, social worker, etc.);
*Trips that reduce social isolation, such as social outings with others
engaged in sober living; and
*Trips to local recovery community outreach centers or other community-
based supports.

Because this model is tailored to individual needs, the program will
help individuals improve their situation by providing them with hope and
confidence to move forward. COVID-19 has increased social isolation and
unemployment leading to especially disastrous results for individuals
with co-occurring disorders. The primary purpose of this pilot program
is to provide services which are not currently offered to one of the
most vulnerable populations in OASAS treatment settings. Giving people
support they need to get back on their feet by providing integrated
services will pay back dividends in increased productivity, earning
potential, and a decrease in re-admittance in existing programs.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025

S8244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8244
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   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
 WRITTEN EVALUATION OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION.  SUCH EVALUATION SHALL, AT A MINIMUM,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13823-01-1
 S. 8244                             2
 
 ADDRESS THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS,  IDEN-
 TIFY  BEST  PRACTICES  FOR  SERVICES  PROVIDED  UNDER  THE DEMONSTRATION
 PROGRAMS AND ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE WITHIN EACH
 TYPE  OF PROGRAM OPERATED, REGULATED, FUNDED, OR APPROVED BY THE OFFICE,
 AND ADDRESS WHETHER CONTINUATION  OR  EXPANSION  OF  THE  PILOT  PROGRAM
 ESTABLISHED  BY  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION IS RECOMMENDED.   THE
 WRITTEN EVALUATION SHALL BE MADE  PUBLICLY  AVAILABLE  ON  THE  OFFICE'S
 WEBSITE.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect April 1, 2022 and shall expire March
 31, 2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
 repealed.

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Feb 28, 2022 - Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders committee Vote

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Timothy M. Kennedy

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May 25, 2022 - floor Vote

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Feb 28, 2022 - Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders committee Vote

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Rachel May

S8244 (ACTIVE) - Details

S8244 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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S8244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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