Assembly Bill A9252

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides standards for correctional facilities in relation to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders

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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-A9252 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§45 & 505, add §506, Cor L; amd §19.18-c, Ment Hyg L

2023-A9252 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides standards for correctional facilities in relation to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders and the testing for opioid use when an individual is first incarcerated.

2023-A9252 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9252
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction  law  and  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in
   relation  to  providing  medication  assisted treatment for opioid use
   disorders to incarcerated individuals in county  correctional  facili-
   ties
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section 45  of  the  correction  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  486  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   19. Establish standards and guidelines for  a  program  of  medication
 assisted  treatment  for incarcerated individuals in county jails and/or
 county correctional facilities [equivalent to the program established in
 state correctional facilities pursuant to section six hundred twenty-six
 of this chapter and submit an annual report consistent with the require-
 ments of subdivision three of such section] PURSUANT TO SECTION  19.18-C
 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 505 of the correction law, as added by
 chapter 147 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   5. Corrections-based substance use disorder treatment  and  transition
 services.  Local  correctional  facilities shall operate a substance use
 disorder treatment and transition services program pursuant  to  a  plan
 approved  by  the  commissioner  of the office of addiction services and
 supports in accordance with section 19.18-c of the  mental  hygiene  law
 AND SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SIX OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 506 to read
 as follows:
   § 506. MEDICAL TESTING FOR OPIOID USE. 1. ALL INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS
 WITHIN  COUNTY  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES  WILL  BE  MEDICALLY TESTED FOR
 OPIOID USE UPON INCARCERATION.
   2. SUCH TESTING SHALL BE DONE BY AN ORGANIZATION,  AGENCY  OR  MEDICAL
 PROFESSIONAL  THAT  IS  SEPARATE  AND  INDEPENDENT FROM THE PROVIDERS OF
 MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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