Senate Bill S5371

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to funding for services of the office of addiction services and supports

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders Committee


  • 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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2023-S5371 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Substance Use Disorders
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§25.03 & 25.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8313

2023-S5371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to funding for services of the office of addiction services and supports.

2023-S5371 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5371
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   Use Disorders
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene law, in relation to funding for
   services of 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. Subdivision (a) of section 25.03 of the mental hygiene law,
 as  amended by section 4 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) In accordance with the provisions  of  this  article,  and  within
 appropriations  made  available,  the  office may provide state aid to a
 program operated by a local governmental unit or voluntary agency [up to
 one hundred per centum of the  approved  net  operating  costs  of  such
 program]  BASED ON A PAYMENT FOR SERVICES MODEL DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE,
 IN CONSULTATION WITH OPERATORS OF FUNDED PROGRAMS, FOR PROGRAMS operated
 by a local governmental unit or voluntary agency, and state aid may also
 be granted to a program operated by  a  local  governmental  unit  or  a
 voluntary  agency  for  capital  costs  associated with the provision of
 services at a rate of up to one  hundred  percent  of  approved  capital
 costs. Such state aid shall not be granted unless and until such program
 operated  by a local governmental unit or voluntary agency is in compli-
 ance with all regulations promulgated by the commissioner regarding  the
 financing  of capital projects. Such state aid [for approved net operat-
 ing costs] shall be made available by way of advance  or  reimbursement,
 through either contracts entered into between the office and such volun-
 tary  agency  or by distribution of such state aid to local governmental
 units through [a grant] THE process pursuant to section  25.11  of  this
 article.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06656-01-3
 S. 5371                             2
 
              

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