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NY Ment Hygiene L § 16.35 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title C - Developmental Disabilties Act Article 16 - Regulation and Quality of Services 16.35 - Developmental Disabilities Services Quality Improvement Demonstration Program.

§ 16.35 Developmental    disabilities   services   quality   improvement            demonstration program.  (a) For purposes of this section "facility" means  any  not-for-profit or  public  agency regulated by the office that provides services funded in whole or in part by the state.  (b) Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the  contrary,  the commissioner  shall,  within  amounts  appropriated,  including  federal financial participation if available, establish a demonstration  program to improve the quality of care for facility clients through the increase or  improvement  of direct care staff at such facilities. In furtherance of  such  demonstration  program  for  facilities  selected  through   a competitive  process,  rates  of  payment or state aid shall be adjusted accordingly. Requests for  proposals  for  eligible  projects  shall  be issued by the commissioner.  (c) Such eligible projects shall be designated by the commissioner and may include:  (1) an increase in direct care staff, either facility wide or targeted at a particular area of care or shift;  (2)  increased  training and education of direct care staff, including allowing direct care staff to  increase  their  level  of  licensure  or certification relevant to facility care;  (3) efforts to decrease staff turn-over through wage, employee benefit improvements, or other means; and  (4)  other  efforts related to the recruitment and retention of direct care staff that will effect the quality of care at such facility.  (d) The  commissioner  shall  consider,  in  selecting  projects,  the likelihood  that such project will improve the care for the residents of the facility, the financial need of the facility and such other  matters as the commissioner deems appropriate.  (e) Adjustments to rates of payment or state aid made pursuant to this section  shall  be subject to available appropriations and shall not, in aggregate, exceed five  million  dollars  annually.  The  program  shall commence   on   April  first,  two  thousand  seven  and  end  on  March thirty-first, two thousand ten.  (f) On or before June thirtieth, two thousand  ten,  the  commissioner shall  contract with an independent consultant to evaluate and report to the  commissioner,  the  speaker  of  the  assembly  and  the  temporary president of the senate on the impact that the demonstration project has had  upon  direct  care  staff  recruitment,  retention  and  quality of services provided.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 16.37 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title C - Developmental Disabilties Act Article 16 - Regulation and Quality of Services 16.37 - Autism Spectrum Disorder Booklet; First Responders.

§ 16.37 Autism spectrum disorder booklet; first responders.The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  other  appropriate  agency   representatives,  shall  prepare  for  publication  and  cause   to   be   distributed  to  first  responders, including emergency medical services   personnel,  firefighters  and  police  officers,  a  booklet  containing   information  on  recognizing the behavioral symptoms and characteristics   of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Such booklet also   shall  contain  information  on  additional  resources  and  any   other   information deemed necessary and appropriate by the commissioner.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.03 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.03 - Definitions.

§ 19.03 Definitions. As used in this title:1. "Office"  means  the  office  of  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse   services.2. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the office  of  alcoholism   and substance abuse services.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.10 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.10 - Status of Facilities.

§ 19.10 Status of facilities.A rehabilitation center, a medical examination facility, or such other   facility  or facilities as may be established and operated by the office   pursuant to the provisions of section 19.09 of  this  article  shall  be   mental  hygiene  facilities  in  the  department  for the purpose of the   facilities development corporation act.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.11 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.11 - Organization and Administration of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and Its Facilities.

§ 19.11 Organization  and administration of the office of alcoholism and           substance abuse services and its facilities.  (a)  The  commissioner  shall  have  the  professional   jurisdiction, supervision,  and  control  of  the office and all department facilities which provide alcoholism services.  (b) The commissioner shall control the organization of the office  and may  continue,  establish,  discontinue, expand, and contract facilities under his or her jurisdiction. Units  and  facilities  shall  have  such functions,  duties,  and  responsibilities as may be assigned to them by the commissioner.  (c) The commissioner may, within amounts appropriated therefor,  lease space  of facilities in which services for alcoholism treatment programs are  provided.  This  authority  may  be  delegated  to  the  facilities development corporation.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.13 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.13 - Local Services.

§ 19.13 Local services.  (a)  Local  services for persons who abuse or are dependent on alcohol shall be planned, financed, and implemented in accordance  with  article forty-one of this chapter.  (b)  Local  services  for  persons  who  abuse  or  are  dependent  on substances shall be planned, financed,  and  implemented  in  accordance with article twenty-five of this chapter.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.14 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.14 - Civil Actions Against Certain Officers and Employees of the Office.

§ 19.14 Civil  actions  against  certain  officers  and employees of the           office.  (a) No civil action shall be brought in any court of the state, except by the attorney general on behalf of the state, against  an  officer  or employee  of  the  office  who  is charged with the duty of securing the custody of a person in need of care and treatment for alcoholism in  his personal capacity for damages arising out of any act done or the failure to  perform  any act within the scope of employment and in the discharge of official duties by such officer or employee.  (b) Any claim for damages arising out of any act done or  the  failure to  perform  any  act  within  the  scope  of  the employment and in the discharge of the duties of such officer or employee shall be brought and maintained in the court of claims as a claim against the state.  (c) The state shall  save  harmless  and  indemnify  such  officer  or employee  from financial loss resulting from a claim filed in a court of the United States for damages arising out of an act done or the  failure to  perform  any act that was (1) within the scope of the employment and in the discharge of the duties of such officer or employee, and (2)  was not  in  violation  of  any  rule  or regulation of the office or of any statute or governing case law of the state or of the  United  States  at the time the alleged damages were allegedly sustained; provided that the officer or employee shall comply with the provisions of subdivision four of section seventeen of the public officers law.  (d)  (1)  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall supplement, and be available in addition to, the provisions of  section  seventeen  of  the public  officers  law  and, insofar as this section is inconsistent with section seventeen of the public officers law,  the  provisions  of  this section shall be controlling.  (2)  The  provisions of this section shall not be construed in any way to impair, modify or abrogate any immunity available to any  officer  or employee  of  the  officer  under the statutory or decisional law of the state or the United States.  (e) This section shall not in any way  impair,  limit  or  modify  the rights and obligations of any insurer under any policy of insurance.  (f)  The  benefits of subdivision (c) shall inure only to the officers and employees of the office and shall not enlarge or diminish the rights of any other party.  (g) This section shall apply with respect  to  claims  arising  on  or after  the  effective date of this section. Claims arising prior thereto shall be governed by section seventeen of the public officers law.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.16 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.16 - Methadone Registry.

§ 19.16 Methadone Registry.The  office  shall  establish and maintain, either directly or through   contract,  a  central  registry  for  purposes  of  preventing  multiple   enrollment,  ensuring accurate dosage delivery and facilitating disaster   management in methadone programs. The office shall require all methadone   programs to utilize such registry and shall have  the  power  to  assess   methadone programs such fees as are necessary and appropriate.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.18-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.18-B - Certified Peer Recovery Advocate Services Program.

§ 19.18-b Certified peer recovery advocate services program.   1.  For purposes of this subdivision "certified peer recovery advocate services" means participant-centered services that  emphasize  knowledge and  wisdom  through  lived  experience in which peers are encouraged to share  their  own  personal  experience  and  first-hand  knowledge   of substance  abuse,  addiction, and recovery to support the recovery goals of individuals who use drugs and/or alcohol.   2. The commissioner  shall  develop  and  administer  a  certification process  and  standards  of  training  and competency for certified peer recovery advocate services.   3. Certified peer recovery advocate services may include  but  not  be limited to:  (a) developing recovery plans;  (b) raising awareness of existing social and other support services;  (c) modeling coping skills;  (d) assisting with applying for benefits;  (e) accompanying clients to medical appointments;  (f) providing non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration;  (g) accompanying clients to court appearances and other appointments;  (h) working with participants to identify strengths;  (i)  linking  participants to formal recovery supports, including, but not limited to, medication assisted treatment;  (j) educating program participants about various  modes  of  recovery, including, but not limited to, medication assisted treatment;  (k)  peer  engagement coordination with hospital emergency services to assist any patient that has been administered an opioid antagonist by  a medical  provider  to establish connections to treatment, including, but not limited to, medication assisted treatment and other  supports  after an  opioid  overdose  reversal or after discharge from another substance abuse related emergency department visit; and  (l) peer engagement coordination  with  law  enforcement  departments, fire  departments  and  other  first responder departments to assist any individual that has been administered an opioid antagonist  by  a  first responder  to  establish  connections  to  treatment, including, but not limited to, medication assisted treatment  and  other  support  services after an opioid overdose reversal.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.19 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.19 - Personnel of the Office.

§ 19.19 Personnel of the office.  (a)  The commissioner shall, within the amounts appropriated therefor, appoint and remove in accordance with law and applicable  rules  of  the state  civil  service  commission,  such  officers  and employees of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and facility officers and employees as are necessary for efficient administration.  (b) The director of a facility or institute in the office  shall  have professional  qualifications  and  experience  to  be  prescribed by the commissioner.  (c) The use of volunteers by the office  shall  be  encouraged.    The commissioner may establish regulations governing such volunteer services for functions of the office.  (d)  Where, and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and an employee organization entered into pursuant to  article  fourteen  of the  civil  service  law  so provides, the commissioner is authorized to implement the  provisions  of  such  agreement  relating  to  discipline consistent with the terms thereof.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.23 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.23 - Education and Training.

§ 19.23 Education and training.  (a)  The  commissioner shall have the power to establish such programs of training and education related to alcoholism,  substance  abuse,  and chemical dependence as the commissioner shall deem desirable.  (b)  The  commissioner may grant leaves of absence to employees of the office for the purpose of  receiving  training  and  education  for  the better  performance  of  their  duties  and,  with  the  approval of the director of the budget, may continue the salaries of such employees,  in full  or  in part, in an amount not to exceed reimbursement for the loss of earnings while receiving such training.  (c) The office  shall  encourage  and  provide,  either  alone  or  in conjunction   with   other   public   or   private   agencies  including universities, medical schools, and colleges, education and training  for medical students, physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, clinic or  ward attendants, and others involved in public or private prevention and treatment programs for persons who abuse or are dependent on alcohol and/or substances and their families.  (d) The office shall sponsor necessary  conferences  and  professional educational  programs  relating to alcoholic, alcohol abusing, substance abusing, substance dependent, and chemically dependent persons and their families.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.25 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.25 - Alcohol Awareness Program.

§ 19.25 Alcohol awareness program.  (a) The office shall establish an alcohol awareness program within the office which shall focus upon, but not be limited to, the health effects and social costs of alcoholism and alcohol abuse.  (b) The form, content and method of presentation of various aspects of such  program shall be developed by the commissioner, provided that such program shall not exceed two hours per week over a period not to  exceed eight weeks.  (c)  The commissioner shall establish a schedule of fees to be paid by each participant and may, from time to time, modify same. Such fees  may be  waived,  reduced or otherwise adjusted by the court upon application for resentence in accordance with the provisions  of  paragraph  (a)  of subdivision  five  of  section 420.10 of the criminal procedure law. For the purposes of this section the term "fee" shall also mean "payment" as referred to in paragraph (a) of subdivision five of  section  420.10  of the criminal procedure law. Such fees shall not exceed amounts necessary to  pay  the  ongoing  expenses  of the program. Provided, however, that pursuant to an agreement with the office, a municipality,  a  department or  part thereof, or other not-for-profit corporation may conduct such a course in such program with all or part of the expense  of  such  course being  borne by such municipality, department, or part thereof, or other not-for-profit corporation. Ten percent of all fees  received  for  such courses  shall be paid to the office for administrative costs of program implementation.  (d) A certificate of completion shall be sent  to  the  court  by  the office upon completion of the program by all participants.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.27 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.27 - Methamphetamine Awareness and Education Program.

§ 19.27 Methamphetamine awareness and education program.The  office  shall  serve  as  the  principle source for the statewide   dissemination of  information  on  methamphetamines.  The  office  shall   establish  a  methamphetamine awareness and education program that shall   include but not be limited to providing information about the dangers of   methamphetamine  production  and  use  and  how  to   report   suspected   methamphetamine  laboratories.  Such information shall be made available   to the following individuals and groups: chemical dependence  prevention   programs;   child   protective   services;   social  services;  schools;   community-based organizations; chemical dependence  treatment  programs;   health  care  providers; emergency services personnel (including police,   fire  fighters  and  ambulance  personnel);  and   other   entities   or   individuals deemed appropriate by the office.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.28 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.28 - Receipt and Disbursement of Federal Funds.

§ 19.28 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds.  (a) The commissioner may receive, use, or distribute federal financial or technical assistance to support construction of facilities, research, staffing,  or  other  programs  or  activities for alcoholism, substance abuse, or  chemical  dependence  services,  appropriated  under  federal legislation  or  regulations  or  under  other  federal  legislation  or regulations which provide assistance to the mentally disabled, including but  not  limited  to  vocational  rehabilitation  programs,  alcoholism programs,   substance  abuse  programs,  poverty  programs,  or  special programs for children or the aged.  (b) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations relating  to the commissioner's powers and duties to implement any provision of state or  federal  law  involving  the receipt, use or disbursement of federal financial or technical assistance.  (c) The department of taxation and finance shall be the  custodian  of federal  financial  assistance granted or allocated to the office by the United States. These funds shall be paid out on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on the certificate of the commissioner, or  his  or  her authorized representative.  (d)  Subject  to  the  rules  and regulations of the commissioner, any funds made available to the office by the United States  or  by  another state agency as a federal allotment to be administered by the office may be  disbursed  by  it to a local government, voluntary nonprofit agency, educational agency, or other entity properly authorized to receive funds in  fulfillment  of  the  purposes  of  appropriate  federal  or   state legislation  for  the provision of services, construction of facilities, research, staffing, training or related programs or activities.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.29 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.29 - Gifts.

§ 19.29 Gifts.  (a)  The  commissioner,  on  behalf  of the state and if in the public interest, shall accept, hold in trust, administer,  apply,  execute,  or use  gifts,  devises, bequests, grants, powers, or trusts of personal or real property made to the state, the office of alcoholism and  substance abuse  services,  a facility within the office, the commissioner, or the directors of facilities which are to be used or may be used for purposes of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, including  but not  limited  to,  the  maintenance,  support, or benefit of one or more patients in a facility.  (b) The commissioner, in carrying out the  provisions  of  subdivision (a)  of this section, may create or provide separate and distinct funds, investments,  and  deposits  and  regulate  their  use,  transfer,   and withdrawal.  He  or  she  may  dispose  of  a  power  or  trust upon its expiration and according to its terms.  (c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section apply to gifts,  devises, bequests,  grants,  powers,  or trusts given to, received, or applied by the state, the commissioner, the  office  of  alcoholism  and  substance abuse services, or facilities thereof and predecessor officers, agencies or  facilities  prior  to as well as subsequent to the enactment of this section.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.31 - Medication Assisted Treatment Training Requirement.

§ 19.31 Medication assisted treatment training requirement.Every  person  who  is  a  credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse   counselor pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 19.07 of  this  article   who  provides  treatment  or  counseling  services  at  a  substance use   disorder facility, shall, within eighteen months of the  effective  date   of  this  section  or within one year of commencing the provision of any   such treatment or counseling, whichever  shall  be  later,  successfully   complete  a  course  of  instruction  relating  to  medication  assisted   treatment approved by the office.
NY Ment Hygiene L § 19.35 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHY - Mental Hygiene Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 19.35 - Actions Against Persons Rendering Professional Services at the Request of the Office; Defense and Indemnification.

§ 19.35 Actions  against  persons rendering professional services at therequest of the office; defense and indemnification.The provisions of section seventeen of the public officers  law  shall   apply  to  any  physician,  psychologist,  nurse,  optometrist, licensed   master social worker, or licensed clinical social  worker,  licensed  to   practice  pursuant  to  the education law, who is rendering professional   treatment authorized under such license at the request of the office  or   an   office   facility   to  patients  receiving  care  or  professional   consultation  from  the  office  while   rendering   such   professional   treatment.