STATE OF NEW YORK
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8552
IN SENATE
May 10, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to maintain a direc-
tory on their website
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
3 (k)(1) The office shall maintain on its website a publicly available
4 directory of all providers and programs operated, licensed, or certified
5 by the office and shall be searchable by the information required by
6 paragraph two of this subdivision.
7 (2) The directory shall include the following information:
8 (i) Location or locations of each provider or program;
9 (ii) Contact information for each provider or program;
10 (iii) Services offered by each provider or program at each location of
11 such provider or program if more than one, as well as which medications
12 are available at any medication-assisted treatment provider;
13 (iv) Special populations served;
14 (v) Insurance accepted;
15 (vi) Availability of beds and services; and
16 (vii) Any other information the commissioner deems necessary.
17 (3) The office may utilize an existing directory to satisfy the
18 requirements of this subdivision.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
20 it shall have become a law, provided, however, that the office of alco-
21 holism and substance abuse services may promulgate rules and regulations
22 as shall be necessary to implement this act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11990-01-7
