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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2972
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug 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:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 "Topher's Law".
3 § 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
4 19.18-d to read as follows:
5 § 19.18-d Intensive addiction and mental health integrated services
6 pilot program.
7 1. Within the funds appropriated to the office, a pilot program shall
8 be established to support two three-year demonstration programs that
9 provide intensive addiction and mental health integrated services to
10 individuals with significant addiction and mental health issues who have
11 had multiple and frequent treatment episodes. One of the demonstration
12 programs shall be located in a rural area and one shall be located in an
13 urban setting as determined by the commissioner. The services provided
14 shall include but not be limited to mental health counseling services
15 for the individual experiencing significant addiction and mental health
16 issues and their family, peer supports, and transportation assistance.
17 Such services shall be primarily provided in the community or home of
18 such individual, as clinically and socially necessitated.
19 2. Not later than June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-six, and annual-
20 ly thereafter, the commissioner shall provide the governor, the tempo-
21 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of
22 the senate standing committee on alcoholism and drug abuse, and the
23 chair of the assembly committee on alcoholism and drug abuse with a
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 written evaluation of the demonstration programs established pursuant to
2 subdivision one of this section. Such evaluation shall, at a minimum,
3 address the overall effectiveness of such demonstration programs, iden-
4 tify best practices for services provided under the demonstration
5 programs and any additional services that may be appropriate within each
6 type of program operated, regulated, funded, or approved by the office,
7 and address whether continuation or expansion of the pilot program
8 established by subdivision one of this section is recommended. The
9 written evaluation shall be made publicly available on the office's
10 website.
11 § 3. This act shall take effect April 1, 2024 and shall expire March
12 31, 2027 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
13 repealed.
