Assembly Bill A5357

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to recovery community centers

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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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2025-A5357 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3963
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §32.05-b, Ment Hyg L

2025-A5357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for voluntary certification of certified recovery community centers.

2025-A5357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5357
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to recovery communi-
   ty centers
 
   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
 32.05-b to read as follows:
 § 32.05-B CERTIFIED RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTERS.
   1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH  THIS
 SECTION  FOR THE VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY COMMUNITY
 CENTERS.
   2. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL  BE  EVIDENCE-BASED,  UTILIZING  INFORMATION
 FROM  SOURCES  WITH  EXPERTISE IN RECOVERY. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL, AT A
 MINIMUM, PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR:
   (A) STAFFING;
   (B) REFERRALS  TO  AND  COORDINATION  WITH  COMMUNITY  AND  PEER-BASED
 SUPPORTS INCLUDING SUPPORT RELATED TO CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS;
   (C) PARTICIPANT SAFETY;
   (D) PARTICIPANT RIGHTS;
   (E) CONFIDENTIALITY;
   (F) RE-OCCURRENCE SUPPORT; AND
   (G) ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
   3.  ONCE  THE  COMMISSIONER  HAS  CERTIFIED  A LOCATION AS A CERTIFIED
 RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTER,  SUCH  CERTIFIED  RECOVERY  COMMUNITY  CENTER
 SHALL  BE  INCLUDED  ON  THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE AS AN AVAILABLE OPTION FOR
 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REGULATE AND ENSURE THAT SUCH CENTERS  WHICH
 ARE  CERTIFIED TO BE CERTIFIED RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE CONTINUING
 TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THIS  SECTION.  THE  COMMISSIONER  HAS  THE
 AUTHORITY  TO  INSPECT  SUCH  CERTIFIED  RECOVERY  COMMUNITY CENTERS AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04979-01-5

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