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What is NYC AC § 21-323?

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This section defines 'shelter' as temporary emergency housing for homeless individuals and mandates that the department refer individuals who have received an opioid antagonist in shelter to appropriate service providers for additional services. Applies to service providers and departments involved in homeless services.

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§ 21-323 Referral of additional services.

AC § 21-323

a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "shelter" means temporary emergency housing provided to homeless individuals by the department or by a provider under contract or similar agreement with the department. b. The department shall refer any individual who discloses to their case manager, as defined in section 21-314, that while in shelter they have received an opioid antagonist to combat the symptoms consistent with those of an opioid overdose, to appropriate service providers for appropriate additional services. (L.L. 2018/127, 6/26/2018, eff. 8/25/2018)

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