Assembly Bill A317

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "children and recovering mothers (CHARM) act"

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A317 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5095
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 Title 4-A §§2576 - 2579, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7955
2021-2022: A4337, S8233

2023-A317 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "children and recovering mothers (CHARM) act" to provide guidance, education and assistance to healthcare providers caring for expectant mothers with substance use disorder; provides for the screening of newborns for substance abuse exposure.

2023-A317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    317
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to children and
   recovering mothers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "children and recovering mothers (CHARM) act".
   § 2. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by  adding  a  new
 title 4-A to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 4-A
                      CHILDREN AND RECOVERING MOTHERS
 SECTION 2576. RECOVERING EXPECTANT MOTHER PROGRAM.
         2577. NEWBORN SCREENING.
         2578. PROVIDER EDUCATION.
         2579. WORKGROUP.
   § 2576. RECOVERING  EXPECTANT  MOTHER  PROGRAM.  THERE SHALL BE ESTAB-
 LISHED A RECOVERING EXPECTANT  MOTHERS  PROGRAM  WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT
 WHEREBY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER OF
 ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE,  EDUCATION  AND
 ASSISTANCE  TO  PROVIDERS CARING FOR RECOVERING EXPECTANT MOTHERS, WHICH
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   1. ESTABLISHING, IN CONSULTATION WITH RELEVANT HEALTH CARE  PROVIDERS,
 GUIDANCE ON UNIVERSAL SCREENING TECHNIQUES FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AT
 PRENATAL  VISITS.  SUCH GUIDANCE SHALL RELY ON VALIDATED SCREENING TOOLS
 AND QUESTIONNAIRES AND UTILIZE LANGUAGE TO HELP REDUCE STIGMA;
   2. PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING USE OF MEDICATION  ASSISTED  TREAT-
 MENT  FOR  PREGNANT  WOMEN,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING
 BUPRENORPHINE TRAINING, TOOLS FOR PROVIDERS ON EFFECTIVE  MANAGEMENT  OF
 WOMEN  WITH  OPIOID  USE  DISORDER  IN PREGNANCY, AND A REFERRAL LIST OF
 CERTIFIED PROVIDERS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01029-01-3
              

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