Int. No. 667-A
By Council Members Torres, Holden, Ampry-Samuel, Cornegy, Levin, Rivera and Miller
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of social services and the department of homeless services to refer individuals receiving opioid antagonists for additional services
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-129.1 to read as follows:
§ 21-129.1 Referral of additional services. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term “HASA facility” means single room occupancy hotels or congregate facilities that serve HASA recipients and are managed by a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department.
b. The department shall refer any individual who discloses to their case manager, as defined in section 21-127, that while in a HASA facility, they received an opioid antagonist to combat symptoms consistent with those of an opioid overdose occurring within a HASA facility, to appropriate service providers for appropriate additional services.
§ 2. Chapter 3 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-323 to read as follows:
§ 21-323 Referral of additional services. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term “shelter” means temporary emergency housing provided to homeless individuals by the department or by a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department.
b. The department shall refer any individual who discloses to their case manager, as defined in section 21-314, that while in shelter they have received an opioid antagonist to combat the symptoms consistent with those of an opioid overdose, to appropriate service providers for appropriate additional services.
§ 3. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law.
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5/30/18 7:34 pm