Senate Bill S7051

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to assessment services for youth alleged to be suffering from substance use disorder

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S7051 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9720
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§712 & 735, Fam Ct Act

2013-S7051 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assessment services for youth alleged to be suffering from substance use disorder.

2013-S7051 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7051

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 21, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- (at request of the Office of Alcoholism and
  Substance  Abuse Services) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to assessment services
  for youth alleged to be suffering from substance use disorder

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

  Section  1. Subdivision (i) of section 712 of the family court act, as
added by section 1 of part E of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of  2005,  is
amended,  and  four  new subdivisions (j), (k), (l) and (m) are added to
read as follows:
  (i) "Diversion services". Services provided to children  and  families
pursuant  to  section  seven hundred thirty-five of this article for the
purpose of avoiding the need to file a petition or direct the  detention
of  the child. Diversion services shall include: efforts to adjust cases
pursuant to this article before a petition is filed, or by order of  the
court, after the petition is filed but before fact-finding is commenced;
and preventive services provided in accordance with section four hundred
nine-a  of  the  social services law to avert the placement of the child
into foster care, including crisis intervention  and  respite  services.
DIVERSION  SERVICES MAY ALSO INCLUDE, IN CASES WHERE ANY PERSON IS SEEK-
ING TO FILE A PETITION THAT ALLEGES THAT THE CHILD HAS A  SUBSTANCE  USE
DISORDER  OR  IS  IN  NEED  OF IMMEDIATE DETOXIFICATION OR SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER SERVICES, AN ASSESSMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE  DISORDER;  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,  THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRA-
RY, THE DESIGNATED LEAD AGENCY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR  ALL  OR
ANY PORTION OF THE COSTS OF SUCH ASSESSMENT OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR
DETOXIFICATION  SERVICES,  EXCEPT  IN CASES WHERE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
NEEDY PERSONS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE COSTS  OF
SUCH ASSESSMENT OR SERVICES.
  (J)  "SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER".  THE  MISUSE  OF,  DEPENDENCE  ON, OR
ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL AND/OR LEGAL OR ILLEGAL DRUGS  LEADING  TO  EFFECTS
THAT  ARE  DETRIMENTAL TO THE PERSON'S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OR THE
WELFARE OF OTHERS.

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

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