N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 800.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 800.5 - Access to Treatment

(a) Efforts to reduce disparities in access to services: Programs shall develop policies and procedures to address and make efforts to reduce disparities in access, quality of care and treatment outcomes and which prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, marital status or disability in accordance with the NYS Human Rights Law, as well as specifically addressing policies and procedures for older adults, Veterans, individuals who are deaf & hard of hearing, individuals who are Limited English Proficient, immigrants, and individuals re-entering communities from criminal justice settings. Such policies and procedures shall include, but are not limited to the following:

(1) increasing access to care and reducing barriers in accessing care;

(2) ensuring quality of care;

(3) increasing positive treatment outcomes;

(4) implementing written policies on affirmative action which are consistent with the affirmative action and equal employment opportunity obligations imposed by state and federal law for program staff;

(5) employing staff that are proficient in the most prevalent languages spoken by services users.

(b) Priority admission. All certified programs shall have priority admission policies and procedures which establish immediate admission preference for pregnant persons, people who inject drugs, parent(s)/guardian(s) of children in or at risk of entering foster care and individuals recently released from criminal justice settings. If the individual does not meet admission criteria or is otherwise inappropriate for admission, the program rapidly must refer and engage the individual with an appropriate treatment provider.

(c) Plan of safe care. All certified, licensed or otherwise authorized programs shall offer development of a plan of safe care to any pregnant patients in accordance with guidance issued by the Office.

(d) Records retention: Patient records must be retained for ten (10) years after the date of discharge or last contact, or three (3) years after the patient reaches the age of eighteen, whichever time period is longer.

(e) All programs shall deliver services in a manner that is strength based, person centered and trauma informed.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 800.5

Adopted New York State Register December 9, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 49, eff. 11/20/2015

Amended New York State Register May 29, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 22, eff. 5/29/2019

Amended New York State Register February 16, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 07, eff. 2/16/2022

Amended New York State Register September 14, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 37, eff. 10/1/2022