Assembly Bill A8444A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the office of addiction services and supports and tobacco-limited and tobacco-free facilities for treatment

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A8444 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7351
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.21, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A778, S5358

2021-A8444 - Summary

Relates to the office of addiction services and supports and tobacco-limited and tobacco-free facilities for treatment.

2021-A8444 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8444
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALLAGHER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  the  office  of
   addiction services and supports and tobacco-free facilities for treat-
   ment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 19.21 of the mental hygiene law,
 as separately amended by chapters 558 and 596 of the laws  of  1999,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  The office shall redefine and develop, establish, promulgate, and
 enforce certification, inspection, licensing,  and  treatment  standards
 for  chemical dependence facilities and staff, which shall be applied in
 addition to any other standards for any other services provided by  such
 facilities,  and  which shall be applicable to any facility providing or
 purporting to provide as part or all  of  a  program  of  services,  any
 services  for  the  alleviation of the conditions of alcoholism, alcohol
 abuse, substance abuse, substance dependence, chemical abuse, or  chemi-
 cal dependence. SUCH STANDARDS SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE
 FACILITY TO BE A TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENT. Where appropriate, such stan-
 dards shall provide for priority of admission for persons whose children
 have  been  placed  in foster care or are in jeopardy of being so placed
 pursuant to article ten of the family court act or article  six  of  the
 social services law.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11985-01-1



              

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2021-A8444A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7351
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.21, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A778, S5358

2021-A8444A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the office of addiction services and supports and tobacco-limited and tobacco-free facilities for treatment.

2021-A8444A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8444--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GALLAGHER, DICKENS, SIMON, MAMDANI, GOTTFRIED,
   STIRPE, FORREST -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcohol-
   ism and Drug Abuse -- recommitted to the Committee on  Alcoholism  and
   Drug  Abuse  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation  to  the  office  of
   addiction  services  and supports and tobacco-limited and tobacco-free
   facilities for treatment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 19.21 of the mental hygiene law,
 as  separately  amended  by chapters 558 and 596 of the laws of 1999, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b) The office shall redefine and develop, establish, promulgate,  and
 enforce  certification,  inspection,  licensing, and treatment standards
 for chemical dependence facilities and staff, which shall be applied  in
 addition  to any other standards for any other services provided by such
 facilities, and which shall be applicable to any facility  providing  or
 purporting  to  provide  as  part  or  all of a program of services, any
 services for the alleviation of the conditions  of  alcoholism,  alcohol
 abuse,  substance abuse, substance dependence, chemical abuse, or chemi-
 cal dependence.
   (1) SUCH STANDARDS SHALL NOT PROHIBIT ANY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE FACILITY
 FROM CHOOSING TO BE A TOBACCO-LIMITED  ENVIRONMENT;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 THIS  PROHIBITION  SHALL NOT APPLY TO PREVENTION, TREATMENT, OR RECOVERY
 SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND/OR  YOUNG  ADULTS,  WHICH  MUST  REMAIN
 TOBACCO-FREE.
   (I)  "TOBACCO-LIMITED"  MEANS  PROHIBITING  THE  USE  OF  ALL  TOBACCO
 PRODUCTS AND NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN FACILITIES AND VEHICLES  OWNED
 OR  OPERATED  BY  THE  OFFICE, WHILE ALLOWING FOR LIMITED USE OF CERTAIN

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11985-03-2
              

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