STATE OF NEW YORK
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4650
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 19, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to reporting on the
status and outcomes of initiatives created in response to the heroin
and opioid epidemic
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision (m) to read as follows:
3 (m) (1) The office shall report on the status and outcomes of initi-
4 atives created in response to the heroin and opioid epidemic to the
5 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
6 chairs of the assembly and senate committees on alcoholism and drug
7 abuse, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee and the chair
8 of the senate finance committee.
9 (2) Such reports shall include, to the extent practicable and applica-
10 ble, information on:
11 (i) The number of individuals enrolled in the initiative in the
12 preceding quarter;
13 (ii) The number of individuals who completed the treatment program in
14 the preceding quarter;
15 (iii) The number of individuals discharged from the treatment program
16 in the preceding quarter;
17 (iv) The age and sex of the individuals served;
18 (v) Relevant regional data about the individuals;
19 (vi) The populations served; and
20 (vii) The outcomes and effectiveness of each initiative surveyed.
21 (3) Such initiatives shall include opioid treatment programs, crisis
22 detoxification programs, 24/7 open access centers, adolescent club hous-
23 es, family navigator programs, peer engagement specialists, recovery
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 community and outreach centers, regional addiction resource centers and
2 the state implementation of the federal opioid state targeted response
3 initiatives.
4 (4) Such information shall be provided quarterly, beginning no later
5 than July first, two thousand nineteen.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
