New York § 76 - 76Notice of transitional services for incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities

§ 76. 76Notice of transitional services for incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities

§ 76. Notice of transitional services for incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities. 1. (a) Prior to the release of an incarcerated individual from a correctional facility, the department shall provide such incarcerated individual with information on transitional services available in the county or city where such incarcerated individual is scheduled to be released. Such information shall include programs designed to promote the successful and productive reentry and reintegration of an incarcerated individual into society including medical and mental health services, HIV/AIDS services, educational, vocational and employment services, alcohol or substance abuse treatment and housing services. The department shall maintain a current list of transitional services which shall be updated regularly in order to effectuate the purposes of this section. Where appropriate, the department shall provide assistance to an incarcerated individual in contacting a program or service provider prior to such incarcerated individual's release to the community. (b) Upon discharge of an incarcerated individual from a correctional facility, the department shall provide such incarcerated individual with educational information about the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, instructions about how to obtain free HIV testing upon release, including contact information for HIV counseling and testing service providers located in the county or city in which such incarcerated individual intends to reside upon release, and referrals to community-based HIV prevention, education and counseling resources located in the county or city in which such incarcerated individual intends to reside upon release. 2. The commissioner shall consult with, and be entitled to receive the assistance of, the commissioners of education, labor, health, mental health and the office of temporary and disability assistance in the implementation of this section.