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A09344 Summary:

A09344 Actions:

A09344 Committee Votes:

Committee:ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE   Chair:Steck      
DATE:05/10/2022AYE/NAY:13/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Steck
Aye
Brown
Aye
Quart
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Durso
Aye
Davila
Aye
Gandolfo
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Fernandez
Aye
Griffin
Aye
Reyes
Excused
Gallagher
Aye
Jackson
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/16/2022AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Excused
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Excused
Benedetto
Excused
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye

A09344 Floor Votes:

A09344 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9344--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 23, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in relation to providing
          outreach services to make certain stakeholders aware of the  independ-
          ent substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 33.27 of the mental hygiene law,
     2  as added by section 1 of part FF of chapter 57 of the laws of  2018,  is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (a)  There  is  hereby  established  the  office  of  the  independent
     5  substance use disorder and mental health ombudsman program that will  be
     6  operated  or  selected by the office of [alcoholism and substance abuse]
     7  addiction services and supports, in  consultation  with  the  office  of
     8  mental  health for the purpose of assisting individuals with a substance
     9  use disorder and/or mental illness to ensure that they receive appropri-
    10  ate health insurance coverage. The  office  of  addiction  services  and
    11  supports  in consultation with the office of mental health shall provide
    12  annual outreach services to other state and  local  entities,  including
    13  but  not  limited  to the division of veterans' services, the office for
    14  people with developmental disabilities, the office of children and fami-
    15  ly services, the department of corrections, or providers  contracted  by
    16  such  agencies to provide assistance to the impacted populations to make
    17  them aware of the independent substance use disorder and  mental  health
    18  ombudsman program and the assistance they provide.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14401-02-2