Senate Bill S580A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of and payment for violence prevention programs

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  • 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-S580 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2893
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §367-x, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9539

2023-S580 - Summary

Makes community violence prevention services available, to the extent permitted by federal law, to any Medicaid beneficiary who has received medical treatment for an injury sustained as a result of an act of community violence and has been referred by a certified or licensed health care provider or social services provider to receive community violence prevention services from a qualified violence prevention professional.

2023-S580 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S580 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    580
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of
   and payment for violence prevention programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 367-x to read as follows:
   § 367-X. PAYMENT FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. 1. AS USED IN  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
   (A)  "COMMUNITY  VIOLENCE"  MEANS  INTENTIONAL  ACTS  OF INTERPERSONAL
 VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT INTIMATELY RELATED TO  THE
 VICTIM.
   (B)  "COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES" MEANS EVIDENCE-INFORMED,
 TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, SUPPORTIVE AND  NON-PSYCHOTHERA-
 PEUTIC  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY  A  QUALIFIED VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROFES-
 SIONAL, WITHIN OR OUTSIDE OF A CLINICAL  SETTING,  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
 PROMOTING IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES, TRAUMA RECOVERY, AND POSITIVE BEHAV-
 IORAL  CHANGE,  PREVENTING INJURY RECIDIVISM AND REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD
 THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE  WILL  COMMIT  OR
 PROMOTE  VIOLENCE  THEMSELVES.  "COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES"
 MAY INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF PEER SUPPORT  AND  COUNSELING,  MENTORSHIP,
 CONFLICT  MEDIATION,  CRISIS  INTERVENTION,  TARGETED  CASE  MANAGEMENT,
 REFERRALS TO CERTIFIED OR LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS  OR  SOCIAL
 SERVICES  PROVIDERS,  CASE  MANAGEMENT,  COMMUNITY  AND  SCHOOL  SUPPORT
 SERVICES, PATIENT EDUCATION OR SCREENING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF COMMUNI-
 TY VIOLENCE.
   (C)  "PREVENTION  PROFESSIONAL"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  WORKS  IN
 PROGRAMS  AIMED  TO  ADDRESS  SPECIFIC  PATIENT  NEEDS,  SUCH AS SUICIDE
 PREVENTION, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, ALCOHOL AVOIDANCE, DRUG AVOIDANCE,  AND
 TOBACCO  PREVENTION. THE GOAL OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S WORK IS TO REDUCE THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02654-01-3
              

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2023-S580A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2893
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §367-x, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9539

2023-S580A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes community violence prevention services available, to the extent permitted by federal law, to any Medicaid beneficiary who has received medical treatment for an injury sustained as a result of an act of community violence and has been referred by a certified or licensed health care provider or social services provider to receive community violence prevention services from a qualified violence prevention professional.

2023-S580A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S580A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  580--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, KAVANAGH, MYRIE,
   SALAZAR, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
   to  be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favorably from
   said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of
   and payment for violence prevention programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 367-x to read as follows:
   §  367-X. PAYMENT FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. 1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
   (A) "COMMUNITY  VIOLENCE"  MEANS  INTENTIONAL  ACTS  OF  INTERPERSONAL
 VIOLENCE  COMMITTED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT INTIMATELY RELATED TO THE
 VICTIM.
   (B) "COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES" MEANS  EVIDENCE-INFORMED,
 TRAUMA-INFORMED,  CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, SUPPORTIVE AND NON-PSYCHOTHERA-
 PEUTIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY A QUALIFIED VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROFESSIONAL
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES, TRAUMA  RECOVERY,
 AND  POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, PREVENTING INJURY RECIDIVISM AND REDUC-
 ING THE  LIKELIHOOD  THAT  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE  VICTIMS  OF  COMMUNITY
 VIOLENCE WILL COMMIT OR PROMOTE VIOLENCE THEMSELVES. "COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
 PREVENTION SERVICES" MAY INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF PEER SUPPORT AND COUN-
 SELING,  MENTORSHIP,  CONFLICT  MEDIATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, TARGETED
 CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS TO CERTIFIED OR LICENSED HEALTH CARE  PROFES-
 SIONALS  OR  SOCIAL  SERVICES  PROVIDERS, CASE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY AND
 SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES, PATIENT  EDUCATION  OR  SCREENING  SERVICES  TO
 VICTIMS OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02654-03-3
 S. 580--A                           2
              

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