S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3787
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 8, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. COOK, SEAWRIGHT, JEAN-PIERRE, CRUZ -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT to establish senior citizen substance use disorder demonstration
programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The latest New York State census iden-
tifies twelve and three-tenths percent of the state's residents as age
sixty-five or older. The New York state office of addiction services and
supports has identified substance use disorders among the elder popu-
lation as a serious and growing problem. This can result from isolation,
depression or the interaction of prescribed drugs.
It is, therefore, the intention of the legislature to eliminate barri-
ers to effective substance use disorder services through this act, by
establishing substance use disorder prevention, education and treatment
demonstration programs for senior citizens in the office of addiction
services and supports.
§ 2. The commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports
in consultation with the director of the office for the aging shall
develop comprehensive substance use disorder prevention, education and
treatment demonstration programs to address the unique needs of the
elderly.
§ 3. Subject to appropriation, funds for support of demonstration
projects for the purposes stated in section two of this act shall be
allocated to eligible local governments and not-for-profit providers
through a request for proposal process to be designed by the office of
addiction services and supports in consultation with the office for the
aging.
§ 4. In reviewing applications for funding, the commissioner of
addiction services and supports shall consider such factors as program
cost-effectiveness; the ability of such proposals to offer programmat-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ically appropriate, long-term, stable services; and the ability of such
proposals to enable elderly persons to receive substance use disorder
services; and geographic need. While incidence and prevalence shall be
significant factors in the distribution of funds, demonstration projects
approved pursuant to this act shall be established in regions across the
state.
§ 5. No expenditure shall be made until the commissioner of addiction
services and supports has approved a program and fiscal plan for
substance use disorder prevention, education and treatment demonstration
projects. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
i. Specific criteria to be applied in evaluating the requests for
proposal;
ii. Uniform program and cost standards;
iii. Criteria to be used to evaluate the outcome of the demonstration
projects, including specific requirements to be met by providers of
service.
§ 6. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.