Bill Text: NY A05419 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Defines the scope of responsibilities of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services regarding recovery services for veterans; requires review of programs of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, the division of veterans' affairs and the office of mental health.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to alcoholism and drug abuse [A05419 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05419-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5419
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 18, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to defining the
         scope of responsibilities of the office of  alcoholism  and  substance
         abuse services regarding recovery services for veterans
         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 (i) to read as follows:
    3    (I)  THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHALL PERI-
    4  ODICALLY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE DIRECTOR OF VETERANS'  AFFAIRS,
    5  (1)  REVIEW THE PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS
    6  OF THE STATE'S VETERANS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM ALCOHOL AND/OR SUBSTANCE
    7  ABUSE ARE BEING MET AND TO DEVELOP IMPROVEMENTS TO PROGRAMS TO MEET SUCH
    8  NEEDS, AND (2) REVIEW, MONITOR, AND IMPROVE  PROGRAMS  OPERATED  BY  THE
    9  DIVISION  OF  VETERANS'  AFFAIRS  OR  THE  OFFICE  OF MENTAL HEALTH THAT
   10  PROVIDE TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, AND RELAPSE PREVENTION  AND  RECOVERY
   11  SERVICES  TO VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED IN A COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE
   12  OF OPERATIONS.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   14  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
   15  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
   16  necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
   17  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
   18  effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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