Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 19, 2022 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Assembly Bill A9871
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GONZALEZ-ROJAS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-A9871 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §19.46, amd §1.03, Ment Hyg L
2021-A9871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9871 I N A S S E M B L Y April 19, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to providing a tobacco use disorder THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 19.46 to read as follows: § 19.46 TOBACCO USE DISORDER. (A) A FACILITY REGULATED BY THE OFFICE AS AN ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FACILITY SHALL ASSESS EACH INDIVIDUAL FOR USE OF ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS AT THE TIME OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S ADMISSION TO THE FACILITY. THIS ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE QUESTIONS RECOMMENDED IN THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS UNDER TOBACCO USE DISORDER, OR SIMILAR EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDANCE AS DETER- MINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, FOR DETERMINING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS A TOBACCO USE DISORDER. (B) FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH TOBACCO USE DISORDER, AN ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FACILITY SHALL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL WITH TOBACCO USE DISORDER ON HOW CONTINUED USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS COULD AFFECT SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. 2. RECOMMEND TREATMENT FOR TOBACCO USE DISORDER IN SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S TREATMENT PLAN. 3. OFFER EITHER TREATMENT, SUBJECT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE OFFICE, OR A REFERRAL FOR TREATMENT FOR TOBACCO USE DISORDER. (C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "TOBACCO PRODUCTS" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-AA OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. § 2. Paragraph (iii) of subdivision 39 of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 223 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (iii) any substance, except alcohol [and tobacco], as listed in the published rules of the office which has been certified to the commis- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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