Details Meeting Name: Committee on General Welfare Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 6/25/2019 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (5) 5 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2019-4585 *       Oversight - The Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2019-4585 *       Oversight - The Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1358-2019 * Stephen T. Levin     Information about the use of psychiatric medication for youth in foster care. Introduction This bill would require the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to report data on a quarterly and annual basis from its contracted foster care provider agencies about the use of psychiatric medication by children in its legal custody, and possible prescribing trends. The report would include information on how many youths are prescribed a psychiatric medication or medications, disaggregated by various categories of medication such as anti-depressant, anti-psychotic, anxiolytic or hypnotic medication, long-acting anti-psychotic medication, medication to treat opioid use disorder and mood stabilizers. ACS would be required to review the reports and submit a description of actions it took to promote best practices for use of psychiatric medication for youth in foster care. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1358-2019 * Stephen T. Levin     Information about the use of psychiatric medication for youth in foster care. Introduction This bill would require the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to report data on a quarterly and annual basis from its contracted foster care provider agencies about the use of psychiatric medication by children in its legal custody, and possible prescribing trends. The report would include information on how many youths are prescribed a psychiatric medication or medications, disaggregated by various categories of medication such as anti-depressant, anti-psychotic, anxiolytic or hypnotic medication, long-acting anti-psychotic medication, medication to treat opioid use disorder and mood stabilizers. ACS would be required to review the reports and submit a description of actions it took to promote best practices for use of psychiatric medication for youth in foster care. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available