Assembly Bill A6264

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires annual audits of statewide opioid settlements

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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-A6264 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25.19, amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L; amd §8, St Fin L; amd §63, Exec L

2023-A6264 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires annual audits of the use of statewide opioid settlement funds by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse.

2023-A6264 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6264
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
   state comptroller and the attorney general to conduct an annual  audit
   of  the  office  of  addiction  services and supports use of statewide
   opioid settlement funds

   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
 25.19 to read as follows:
 § 25.19 INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF STATEWIDE OPIOID SETTLEMENTS.
   1. AT LEAST ONCE EVERY YEAR, THE COMPTROLLER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
 THE INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SELECTED PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  CONDUCT  AUDITS  OF  THE INTERNAL CONTROLS OF THE USE OF
 STATEWIDE OPIOID SETTLEMENTS BY THE OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION  SERVICES  AND
 SUPPORTS.  SUCH  AUDITS  SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY
 ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AND SHALL  INCLUDE  A  REPORT  ON
 WHETHER  THE  OFFICE'S INTERNAL CONTROLS ARE ESTABLISHED AND FUNCTIONING
 IN A MANNER THAT PROVIDES REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THEY MEET THE OBJEC-
 TIVES OF INTERNAL CONTROL AS DEFINED IN SECTION NINE  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF
 THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW.  SUCH  REPORT SHALL IDENTIFY INTERNAL CONTROLS BOTH
 EVALUATED AND NOT EVALUATED AND SHALL IDENTIFY  INTERNAL  CONTROL  WEAK-
 NESSES  THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND ACTIONS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED TO
 CORRECT SUCH WEAKNESSES. IF ANY SUCH  INTERNAL  CONTROL  WEAKNESSES  ARE
 SIGNIFICANT  OR MATERIAL WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPARTMENTS, THE INDEPEND-
 ENT AUDITORS SHALL SO STATE. THE COMPTROLLER AND  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL
 SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THE RESULTS OF SUCH AUDITS, INCLUDING
 ANY RELATED MANAGEMENT LETTERS. THE COMPTROLLER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
 ANY  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE OF SUCH DEPARTMENTS SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE UPON
 REQUESTS TO SUCH INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ALL BOOKS  AND
 RECORDS RELEVANT TO SUCH INDEPENDENT AUDITS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07571-01-3
              

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