New York A 1712: Establishes an intensive addiction and medical services integrated services pilot program

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A01712 Summary:

BILL NOA01712 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04953

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SPONSORWoerner (MS)

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COSPNSRSimpson, Hevesi, Lupardo, Brown K

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MLTSPNSRWalsh

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Add §19.18-d, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes an intensive addiction and medical services integrated services pilot program to support two three-year demonstration programs that provide intensive addiction and medical services integrated services to individuals who have significant addiction and medical issues.

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BILL NOA01712 

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01/14/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

01/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1712

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, SIMPSON, HEVESI, LUPARDO, K. BROWN --
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALSH -- 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 and medical services integrated services pilot
 program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
 tion thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 19.18-d to read as follows:
 3 § 19.18-d Intensive addiction and medical services integrated services
 4 pilot program.
 5 1. Within the funds appropriated to the office, a pilot program shall
 6 be established to support two three-year demonstration programs that
 7 provide intensive addiction and medical services integrated services to
 8 individuals who have significant addiction and medical issues. One of
 9 the demonstration programs shall be located in a rural area and one
 10 shall be located in an urban setting as determined by the commissioner.
 11 The services provided shall include but not be limited to intensive
 12 physical health care services, addiction counseling for both the indi-
 13 vidual with significant addiction and medical issues and their family,
 14 peer supports, and transportation assistance. Such services shall be
 15 primarily provided in a treatment facility certified by the office or,
 16 as clinically and socially necessitated, in the community or home of the
 17 individual receiving such services. Such funding may also be used to
 18 build a new facility or modify an existing facility for the purposes of
 19 such demonstration programs.
 20 2. Not later than June thirtieth of the year following the enactment
 21 of this section, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall provide
 22 the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03993-01-5

 A. 1712 2

 1 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the
 2 assembly, the chair of the senate standing committee on alcoholism and
 3 substance abuse, and the chair of the assembly committee on alcoholism
 4 and drug abuse with a written evaluation of the demonstration programs
 5 established pursuant to subdivision one of this section. Such evaluation
 6 shall, at a minimum, address the overall effectiveness of such demon-
 7 stration programs, identify best practices for services provided under
 8 the demonstration programs and any additional services that may be
 9 appropriate within each type of program operated, regulated, funded, or
 10 approved by the office, address whether continuation or expansion of the
 11 pilot program established by subdivision one of this section is recom-
 12 mended, and identify any changes needed in existing medicaid or private
 13 insurance reimbursement models. The written evaluation shall be made
 14 publicly available on the office's website.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 16 the fiscal year in which this act shall have become a law and shall
 17 expire March 31 of the third succeeding fiscal year thereafter when upon
 18