New York S 10174: Establishes a time-limited blue ribbon panel on co-occurring disorders to develop a statewide framework for the integration of mental health and substance use services

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S10174 Summary:

BILL NOS10174 

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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Establishes a time-limited blue ribbon panel on co-occurring disorders to develop a statewide framework for the integration of mental health and substance use services.

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BILL NOS10174 

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05/04/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10174

 IN SENATE

 May 4, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to establish a time-limited blue ribbon panel on co-occurring
 disorders to develop a statewide framework for the integration of
 mental health and substance use services

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. 1. The legislature hereby
 2 finds that a significant portion of individuals served within New York
 3 state systems present with co-occurring disorders (COD), defined as the
 4 coexistence of a mental health condition and a substance use disorder,
 5 as reflected in available state and federal data and reporting.
 6 2. The legislature further finds that the New York state office of
 7 mental health (OMH), the New York state office of addiction services and
 8 supports (OASAS), the New York state department of health (DOH), and the
 9 New York state education department (NYSED) operate within systems that
 10 remain structurally separate in policy, funding, and service delivery,
 11 including but not limited to differences in eligibility criteria,
 12 licensing and regulatory requirements, reimbursement structures, and
 13 program oversight.
 14 3. The legislature further finds that such separation results in frag-
 15 mented access to care, disruptions in treatment continuity, and incon-
 16 sistent outcomes across populations and settings, including barriers to
 17 entry into services, limitations of concurrent or integrated treatment,
 18 and gaps in care transitions across providers and systems.
 19 4. The legislature further finds that, despite substantial invest-
 20 ments, there is insufficient alignment across OMH, OASAS, DOH, and NYSED
 21 to ensure integrated, person-centered care related to COD.
 22 5. The legislature further finds that there is no single, enforceable
 23 statewide framework governing prevention, identification, treatment, and
 24 recovery related to COD.
 25 6. The legislature therefore declares that a coordinated, cross-system
 26 approach is necessary to align policy, funding, service delivery, and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15698-01-6

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 1 curriculum, and that a time-limited, outcome-driven panel is required to
 2 establish such a framework.
 3 § 2. Establishment of the blue ribbon panel on co-occurring disorders.
 4 1. There is hereby established a temporary body to be known as the "blue
 5 ribbon panel on co-occurring disorders," hereinafter referred to as the
 6 "panel".
 7 2. The panel shall be charged with developing a comprehensive,
 8 enforceable statewide framework for the integration of mental health and
 9 substance use services across the continuum related to COD, including
 10 alignment across OMH, OASAS, DOH, and NYSED.
 11 § 3. Duration. 1. The panel shall convene within sixty days of the
 12 effective date of this act.
 13 2. The panel shall operate for a period not to exceed nine months from
 14 the date of its initial convening for purposes of developing and submit-
 15 ting its final report.
 16 3. The panel shall continue in effect for an additional period of not
 17 less than sixty days following submission of its final report and
 18 receipt of the joint agency response and any revised response required
 19 pursuant to section ten of this act for the purpose of reviewing the
 20 agency response required pursuant to section ten of this act.
 21 4. The panel shall terminate upon completion of such review.
 22