New York A 6458: Creates a certified recovery residences task force

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A06458 Summary:

BILL NOA06458 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSlater

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COSPNSRMorinello, Smullen, McDonough, Brown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §32.05-a, Ment Hyg L

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Creates a certified recovery residences task force to establish best practice guidelines for certified recovery living residences that illustrate the most appropriate and effective environment for persons recovering from a chemical dependency.

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BILL NOA06458 

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03/05/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

01/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6458

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the creation of a
 certified recovery residences task force

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 32.05-a of the mental hygiene law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 3 5. The certified recovery residences task force is hereby created,
 4 which pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, shall establish
 5 best practice guidelines for certified recovery living residences that
 6 illustrate the most appropriate and effective environment for persons
 7 recovering from a chemical dependency.
 8 (a) The task force shall study and utilize reliable evidence and
 9 information collected from organizations and programs both in New York
 10 state and throughout the country to:
 11 (i) Document the number of certified recovery residences operating in
 12 the state;
 13 (ii) Issue recommendations and guidelines establishing best practices
 14 for certified recovery living residences in order to provide an alcohol
 15 and drug free recovery living environment, with a focus on least
 16 restrictive means of benefiting the person in recovery. In developing
 17 guidelines, the task force shall consider the role of local and state
 18 government in oversight and other areas; siting challenges; geographic
 19 variations in what housing currently exists and in barriers to creating
 20 new suitable housing; optimal standards for living space, privacy and
 21 nutrition; personal financial participation by tenants; work require-
 22 ments, including adequacy of compensation; reimbursement opportunities;
 23 discharge planning, the participant's legal protections against removal
 24 from the residence; what information must be provided to the participant
 25 at admission, including due process rights of the participant for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 1 removal from the residence; appropriate responses to relapse with the
 2 goal of protecting both the person who has relapsed and other residents
 3 of the residence; how to ensure access to medication assisted treatment;
 4 the needs of women, and of women with children; the use of drug testing;
 5 and options and requirements for formal or self-help treatment services;
 6 (iii) Study and issue findings regarding health and safety concerns
 7 related to the occupancy and operation of certified recovery living
 8 residences for the person in recovery;
 9 (iv) Study and issue findings regarding the impacts of occupancy and
 10 operation of certified recovery living residences on neighborhoods and
 11 surrounding areas;
 12 (v) Issue recommendations for any other program or policy initiative
 13 that the task force deems relevant.
 14 (b) The members of the task force shall include thirteen members
 15 consisting of the commissioner or their designee serving ex officio; the
 16 commissioner of the office of mental health or their designee serving ex
 17 officio; the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability
 18 assistance or their designee serving ex officio; the commissioner of the
 19 office of homes and community renewal or their designee se