What's happening
This bill requires New York's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to provide training materials for health professionals on the SBIRT program.
Why it matters
Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Addiction Screening. By requiring the development and distribution of SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) training materials, this bill seeks to ensure more health professionals across New York are equipped to identify and address substance use issues early, potentially leading to more timely interventions for patients.
Standardization and Clarity for Providers. The law mandates that all necessary instructional materials are created and made widely available, helping to standardize how SBIRT is administered across various healthcare settings. This can reduce confusion and inconsistencies among providers.
Leveraging State Resources for Broader Impact. By publishing these materials online and through other channels, the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and Department of Health can reach a broader audience, including providers in rural or underserved areas, which could help close gaps in addiction care access.
Potential to Improve Public Health Outcomes. Widespread SBIRT implementation—facilitated by these training materials—could lead to early detection and referral for individuals at risk of substance use disorders, ultimately aiming to lower rates of untreated addiction and its associated health and societal costs.
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Train Doctors to Spot Addiction
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History
- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.862
- Reported
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3091
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, CRESPO, MONTESANO, ORTIZ -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop training materials for health care providers and qualified health professionals to encourage implementation of the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
(l) The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall provide and publish, in electronic or other format, training materials for health care providers, as defined by subdivision six of section two hundred thirty-eight of the public health law, and qualified health professionals, recognized by the office to enable the implementation of the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment program (SBIRT). Such training materials shall include any and all materials necessary to inform health care providers and qualified health professionals of the method for administering the SBIRT program to a patient in the care of health care providers or qualified health professionals. Such training materials shall be made available to health care providers and qualified health professionals through the official websites of the office and the department of health and by any other means deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06245-01-7
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