NY State Senate Bill 2011-S3251

Senate Bill S3251

Vetoed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Adds representatives of a dual diagnosis program to the advisory council on alcoholism and substance abuse services

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2059 - Vetoed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 23, 2011	tabled vetoed memo.53
Sep 12, 2011	delivered to governor
Jun 13, 2011	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.222 substituted for s3251
Jun 13, 2011	substituted by a2059
Mar 16, 2011	advanced to third reading
Mar 15, 2011	2nd report cal.
Mar 14, 2011	1st report cal.222
Mar 04, 2011	committee discharged and committed to alcoholism and drug abuse
Feb 14, 2011	referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Votes

- Jun 13, 2011 - Floor Vote
  A2059
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2011
      
      aye (62)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
  Mar 14, 2011 - Committee Vote
  S3251
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: Mar 14, 2011
      
      aye (6)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Hannon
      
      Huntley
      
      Klein
      
      McDonald

2011-S3251 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §19.05, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: S7632

2011-S3251 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds representatives of a dual diagnosis program to the advisory council on alcoholism and substance abuse services.

2011-S3251 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3251

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to adding representatives of
a dual diagnosis program to the advisory council on alcoholism and
substance abuse services

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To add representatives of programs
that provide services to individuals diagnosed with a co-occurring
mental health disorder or a developmental disability and a substance
abuse disorder and consumer representatives of such services to the
advisory council of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Services (OASAS).

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends section 19.05 of
the Mental Hygiene law by increasing the number of OASAS advisory
council members from 26 to 30 and by adding two representatives of
dual diagnosis programs and two consumer representatives of such
programs to the OASAS advisory council.

Section two provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

According to a 2004 National survey on Drug Use and
Health (NSDUH), 2.5 million adults in the nation have a co-occurring
serious mental illness and substance abuse disorder. Studies have
shown that between 40-60 percent of individuals presenting in mental
health settings have a co-occurring substance abuse diagnosis and
60-8O percent of individuals presenting in a substance abuse facility
have a co-occurring mental health disorder. See Mueser, KT., Drake,
RE., Turner, WC., & McGovern, MP. Comorbid substance Use Disorders
and Psychiatric Disorders. In W.R. Miller K.M. Carroll (Eds.).
Rethinking substance Abuse: What the Science Shows, And What We
Should Do About It. (op. 115,133).
New York: Guilford Press. 2006. This bill requires that co-occurring
programs that provide integrated services are represented in the
OASAS advisory council to ensure that the needs of co-occurring
diagnosed consumers are adequately represented.

Additionally, alcoholism and substance abuse is a growing problem
among those with developmental disabilities. As
deinstitutionalization has occurred, many individuals with mild or
moderate developmental disabilities are now living within the general
community where access to alcohol and drugs is greater. While
integration in the community is important, integration of alcohol and
substance abuse treatment has not kept pace with
deinstitutionalization. This bill requires that alcohol and substance
abuse programs that serve consumers with developmental disabilities
have representation on the OASAS advisory council to ensure that
future OASAS planning include integrating services of persons with
a developmental disability.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:


2010 - S.7632-A - DIED IN COMMITTEE; A.10669-A - Passed Assembly

FISCAL IMPLICATION:
Not yet determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S3251 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3251

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to adding  represen-
  tatives  of  a dual diagnosis program to the advisory council on alco-
  holism and substance abuse services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 19.05 of the mental hygiene law,
as  amended  by  chapter  259 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  (a) The council shall consist of the commissioner  of  alcoholism  and
substance  abuse services, or his or her designee who shall not have the
right to vote, the chairman of the conference of  local  mental  hygiene
directors  or  his  or  her  designee,  and  [twenty-six] THIRTY members
appointed by the governor by and with the  advice  and  consent  of  the
senate.  The  council  shall  include  at  least three members from each
appellate division. The governor shall designate one  of  the  appointed
members  of  the  council  as chair, who shall serve as such for a three
year term. The council shall elect a vice-chair, who shall serve as such
for a three year term. Membership shall be representative of the public,
shall have  broad  programmatic  and  geographic  representation,  shall
include  both  not-for-profit  and  proprietary alcoholism and substance
abuse providers of services, and shall include:
  (1) ten consumer representatives, including persons who are recovering
from alcohol and/or substance abuse or significant others of patients or
former patients or patient advocates, or representatives of advocacy and
prevention organizations;
  (2) ten representatives of providers of services to persons who  abuse
or  are  dependent  on  alcohol  and/or  substances or engage in problem
gambling, including but not limited to representatives of free  standing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05073-01-1

S. 3251                             2

inpatient  alcoholism  or substance abuse facilities, general hospitals,
residential facilities for persons who abuse or are dependent on alcohol
and/or substances, methadone maintenance programs, outpatient facilities
for persons who abuse or are dependent on alcohol and/or substances, and
prevention and gambling programs, at least one of whom shall be a physi-
cian  and  not  more  than two shall represent each group of facilities;
[and]
  (3) six representatives of public and  private  payors  of  alcoholism
and/or  substance  abuse treatment including insurers, hospital, health,
and  medical  service  corporations  that  pay  for  alcoholism   and/or
substance  abuse  treatment,  self-insured employee benefit plans, union
welfare fund benefit plans, and  state  and  local  government  agencies
which  pay  for alcoholism or substance abuse treatment, at least one of
whom shall represent a hospital service corporation;
  (4) TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF A DUAL DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM OR SERVICE PROVID-
ER WITH ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING A  PROGRAM  OR  PROVIDER  THAT  SERVICES
CO-OCCURRING  MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOLISM OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS,
AND ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING A PROGRAM OR PROVIDER THAT  SERVICES  CO-OC-
CURRING  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  AND  ALCOHOLISM OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDERS; AND
  (5) TWO CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES WITH ONE MEMBER WHO IS A PERSON  WITH
A  CO-OCCURRING  MENTAL  HEALTH AND ALCOHOLISM OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISOR-
DERS, AND ONE MEMBER WHO IS A PERSON WITH A  CO-OCCURRING  DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITY AND AN ALCOHOLISM OR A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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