A permanent Addiction Prevention and Support Advisory Panel
("Advisory Panel") is hereby established to provide assistance and
advice to the County in combating the opioid crisis in an interdisciplinary
manner.
The Advisory Panel shall consist of the following 29 members:
A. The Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, or his/her
designee, who will serve as Chair;
B. The Chair of the Health Committee of the Suffolk County Legislature,
or his/her designee;
C. The Chair of the Public Safety Committee of the Suffolk County Legislature,
or his/her designee;
D. The Chair of the Education and Labor Committee of the Suffolk County
Legislature, or his/her designee;
E. The Associate Director of Operations for Neurosciences at Stony Brook
University Hospital;
F. The Director of Adult Inpatient Services at Stony Brook University
Hospital;
G. A representative from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services,
Division of Community Mental Hygiene, to be appointed by the Commissioner
of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services;
H. The Commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department, or his/her
designee;
I. The Suffolk County Sheriff, or his/her designee;
J. A representative from the Suffolk County Superintendents' Association;
K. A representative from Hope House Ministries;
L. A representative from the North Shore Youth Council;
M. A representative from Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence, Inc. (LICADD);
N. A representative from Suffolk County Communities of Solution;
O. A representative from the Family and Children's Association (FCA);
P. A representative of Families In Support of Treatment (FIST);
Q. A representative of Eastern Long Island Hospital;
R. A representative of the Family Services League;
S. A representative of the Nassau/Suffolk Hospital Council;
T. A representative of the Long Island Prevention Resource Center;
U. A representative of New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Services (OASAS);
V. A representative of Outreach House;
W. A member of the public, to be appointed by the Suffolk County Legislature.
X. The Suffolk County District Attorney, or his or her representative;
Y. The Director of the Department of Probation, or his or her representative;
Z. The Medical Examiner, or his or her representative;
AA. The Commissioner of the Department of Health Services, or his or
her representative;
BB. The President of the Fire Chiefs Council of Suffolk County, or his
or her representative; and
CC. The Chair
of the Seniors and Human Services Committee of the Suffolk County
Legislature, or his/her designee.
Beginning in 2018, the Advisory Panel shall prepare a written
annual report, to be submitted by December 31 of each year to the
Clerk of the Legislature, each County Legislator and the County Executive,
which details the work of the committee over the course of the year,
recommendations to improve the County's response to the opioid addiction
crisis and a summary of the previous year's recommendations and the
outcomes associated therewith, if any.