§ 2803-U — Hospital substance use disorder policies and procedures

§ 2803-u. Hospital substance use disorder policies and procedures. 1.\nThe office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation\nwith the department, shall develop or utilize existing educational\nmaterials to be provided to general hospitals to disseminate to\nindividuals with a documented substance use disorder or who appear to\nhave or be at risk for a substance use disorder during discharge\nplanning pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred three-i of this\narticle. Such materials shall include information regarding the various\ntypes of treatment and recovery services, including but not limited to:\ninpatient, outpatient, and medication-assisted treatment; how to\nrecognize the need for treatment services; information for individuals\nto determine what type and level of treatment is most appropriate and\nwhat resources are available to them; and any other information the\ncommissioner deems appropriate. General hospitals shall include in their\npolicies and procedures treatment protocols, consistent with medical\nstandards, to be utilized by the emergency departments in general\nhospitals for the appropriate use of medication-assisted treatment,\nincluding buprenorphine, prior to discharge, or referral protocols for\nevaluation of medication-assisted treatment when initiation in an\nemergency department of a general hospital is not feasible.\n 2. Every general hospital shall: (a) within existing or in addition to\ncurrent policies and procedures, develop, maintain and disseminate,\nwritten policies and procedures, for the identification, assessment and\nreferral of individuals with a documented substance use disorder or who\nappear to have or be at risk for a substance use disorder as defined in\nsection 1.03 of the mental hygiene law;\n (b) establish and implement training, within existing or in addition\nto current training programs, for all individuals licensed or certified\npursuant to title eight of the education law who provide direct patient\ncare regarding the policies and procedures established pursuant to this\nsection; and\n (c) except where an individual has come into the hospital under\nsection 22.09 of the mental hygiene law, if the hospital does not\ndirectly provide substance use disorder services, then it shall refer\nindividuals in need of substance use disorder services to and coordinate\nwith substance use disorder services programs that provide behavioral\nhealth services, as defined in section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law.\n 3. Upon commencement of treatment, admission, or discharge of an\nindividual with a documented substance use disorder or who appears to\nhave or be at risk for a substance use disorder, including discharge\nfrom the emergency department, such hospital shall inform the individual\nof the availability of the substance use disorder treatment services\nthat may be available to them through a substance use disorder services\nprogram.\n 4. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of the\noffice of alcoholism and substance abuse services, shall make\nregulations as may be necessary and proper to carry out the provisions\nof this section.\n