2017 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 28 - Hospitals
2803-U - Hospital Substance Use Disorder Policies and Procedures.

  2803-u. Hospital substance use disorder policies and procedures. 1.
  The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services,  in  consultation
  with  the  department,  shall  develop  or  utilize existing educational
  materials  to  be  provided  to  general  hospitals  to  disseminate  to
  individuals  with  a  documented substance use disorder or who appear to
  have or be at  risk  for  a  substance  use  disorder  during  discharge
  planning  pursuant  to  section  twenty-eight  hundred  three-i  of this
  chapter. Such materials shall include information regarding the  various
  types  of treatment and recovery services, including but not limited to:
  inpatient,  outpatient,  and  medication-assisted  treatment;   how   to
  recognize  the  need for treatment services; information for individuals
  to determine what type and level of treatment is  most  appropriate  and
  what  resources  are  available  to  them; and any other information the
  commissioner deems appropriate.
2. Every general hospital shall: (a) within existing or in addition to
  current policies and  procedures,  develop,  maintain  and  disseminate,
  written  policies and procedures, for the identification, assessment and
  referral of individuals with a documented substance use disorder or  who
  appear  to have or be at risk for a substance use disorder as defined in
  section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law;
(b) establish and implement training, within existing or  in  addition
  to  current training programs, for all individuals licensed or certified
  pursuant to title eight of the education law who provide direct  patient
  care  regarding the policies and procedures established pursuant to this
  section; and
(c) except where an  individual  has  come  into  the  hospital  under
  section  22.09  of  the  mental  hygiene  law,  if the hospital does not
  directly provide substance use disorder services, then  it  shall  refer
  individuals in need of substance use disorder services to and coordinate
  with  substance  use  disorder services programs that provide behavioral
  health services, as defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law.
3. Upon commencement of  treatment,  admission,  or  discharge  of  an
  individual  with  a  documented substance use disorder or who appears to
  have or be at risk for a substance  use  disorder,  including  discharge
  from the emergency department, such hospital shall inform the individual
  of  the  availability  of  the substance use disorder treatment services
  that may be available to them through a substance use disorder  services
  program.
4.  The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with the commissioner of the
  office  of  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse   services,   shall   make
  regulations  as  may be necessary and proper to carry out the provisions
  of this section.