Assembly Bill A6226

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Designates services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services program as essential medical care services

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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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2023-A6226 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5163
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.18-c, Ment Hyg L

2023-A6226 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services program as essential medical care services.

2023-A6226 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6226
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 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 designating
   services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder  treat-
   ment,  peer  led  recovery  support  services, and transition services
   program as essential medical care services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  19.18-c  of the mental hygiene law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY  A  JAIL-BASED  SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER
 TREATMENT,  PEER  LED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND TRANSITION SERVICES
 PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  DEEMED
 ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04094-01-3

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