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A5476Assembly2017-2018 Session

Track Overdose Rehab Histories

Official title

“Relates to directing all hospitals and medical professionals to inquire whether a patient has previously participated in services and to report such findings”

Sponsor Ron KimAD-40+25 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
In Assembly Committee
Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

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In committee · Alcoholism And Drug Abuse

What's happening

This bill requires hospitals and medical professionals to report overdose and rehab history data to the state for public reporting.

Why it matters

  1. Enables better tracking of overdose and rehab history. By mandating that hospitals and medical professionals report overdose incidents and prior rehab participation, the state can identify trends and gaps in addiction treatment, potentially leading to improved public health interventions.

  2. Increases transparency on treatment denials. Facilities must report details—and reasons—for denying addiction treatment, including when applicants can’t even get on a waiting list. This could spotlight barriers to access and prompt policy changes or resource allocation to address unmet needs.

  3. Provides public accountability. The mandated annual report, accessible to everyone, will include comprehensive data about overdoses, prior rehab participation, and treatment denials. This transparency can fuel informed public debate, advocacy, and evidence-based policymaking.

  4. Connects the criminal justice and health systems. By requiring data on court-ordered drug treatment participation, the bill allows for analysis of how effectively the criminal justice system is addressing substance abuse, and whether sentencing to treatment aligns with outcomes.

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Who cares

  • Hospitals and medical professionals

    They would have to ask overdose patients about prior inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation and report findings, along with details of addiction-treatment denials, to OASAS.

  • Drug treatment and rehabilitation centers

    They would have to report treatment denials to OASAS with written reasons, including cases where applicants could not get onto a waiting list.

  • Office of Court Administration

    It would have to report how many defendants were sentenced to drug treatment and how many were required to attend inpatient or outpatient programs.

  • Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)

    It would receive the required reports, publish findings within one year unless it requests an extension, and conduct outreach about the findings.

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Track Overdose Rehab Histories

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Ron Kim

Assembly Member · Assembly District 40

Chair, Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

History

  1. Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
  2. Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

5476

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 9, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. KIM, RAIA, HEVESI, FITZPATRICK, BRAUNSTEIN, ROZIC, ORTIZ, NIOU, SIMANOWITZ, ZEBROWSKI, SEPULVEDA, CROUCH, GJONAJ, McLAUGHLIN, PALMESANO, JONES, TITONE, JAFFEE, WILLIAMS, McDONOUGH, CARROLL, ENGLEBRIGHT, GRAF, LUPINACCI, CRESPO, GIGLIO, HARRIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN ACT to direct all hospitals and medical professionals treating patients for a drug overdose to inquire whether the patient has previously participated in either an in-patient or out-patient rehabilitation program, and to report their findings to the New York state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services (OASAS)

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

Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Christina O'Donnell act".

§ 2. All hospitals and medical professionals treating patients for a drug overdose shall be required to inquire whether a patient has previously participated in either an in-patient or out-patient rehabilitation program. All findings shall be reported to the New York state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services (OASAS).

§ 3. All hospitals, medical professionals and drug treatment/rehabilitation centers shall be required to report case details to OASAS for any applicant that they deny addiction treatment to. Such case details shall include the written reason why the applicant was denied treatment, including applicants who were unable to gain placement on a waiting list to receive treatment.

§ 4. The office of court administration shall report to OASAS:

a. the number of defendants that have been sentenced to drug treatment services;

b. how many of those defendants have been required to participate in an in-patient program; and

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[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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c. how many of those defendants have been required to participate in an out-patient program.

§ 5. The commissioner of OASAS, or his or her designee, shall publish a report, available to the general public, on its findings including but not limited to:

a. the total number of reported overdoses reported by hospitals and medical professionals and office of court administration;

b. the total number of overdose patients who have participated in a rehabilitation program before;

c. whether the rehabilitation program that they participated in was an in-patient or out-patient program; and

d. all information required by section three of this act.

§ 6. The commissioner's report shall be filed within one year of the effective date of this act, unless the commissioner of OASAS requests in writing, an extension of time. The commissioner shall then conduct an outreach program to inform local governments, private organizations and the public regarding the finding of such report.

§ 7. This act shall take effect immediately.

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