Assembly Bill A4903

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to accessing substance use disorder services based on the individual's gender identity or expression and preference

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Current Bill Status Via S993 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A4903 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S993
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8310

2023-A4903 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of addiction services and supports to assure that persons who suffer from a substance use disorder have the right to seek and receive addiction services, care, treatment and rehabilitation services based on the individual's gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation.

2023-A4903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4903
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in relation to accessing
   substance use disorder services based on the individual's gender iden-
   tity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  281 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (c) The office of [alcoholism and substance abuse services]  ADDICTION
 SERVICES  AND  SUPPORTS  shall  have  the responsibility for seeing that
 persons who suffer from [an addictive disorder] A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
 and their families are provided with addiction services, care and treat-
 ment, and that such services, care, treatment and rehabilitation  is  of
 high  quality  and effectiveness, and that the personal and civil rights
 of persons seeking and receiving addiction services, care, treatment and
 rehabilitation are adequately protected, INCLUDING  THAT  PATIENTS  HAVE
 THE  RIGHT  TO  ACCESS  SERVICES  BASED ON THEIR GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER
 EXPRESSION AND/OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR GENDER EXPRESSION MEANS A PERSON'S ACTUAL OR
 PERCEIVED GENDER RELATED IDENTITY, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, EXPRESSION,  OR
 OTHER  GENDER  RELATED  CHARACTERISTIC REGARDLESS OF THE SEX ASSIGNED TO
 THAT PERSON AT BIRTH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04075-03-3

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