New York S 489: Refers individuals to appropriate service providers for substance use disorders

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S00489 Summary:

BILL NOS00489 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSRASHBY, HELMING, OBERACKER, ROLISON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2803-u, Pub Health L

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Refers individuals to appropriate service providers that are able to provide services to such individual within seventy-two hours for substance use disorders.

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BILL NOS00489 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

02/26/20251ST REPORT CAL.414

03/03/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/05/2025PASSED SENATE

03/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/05/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

01/29/20261ST REPORT CAL.208

02/03/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/05/2026PASSED SENATE

02/05/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/05/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 489

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. FERNANDEZ, ASHBY, HELMING, ROLISON, WEBB -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Use Disorders

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to referring individ-
 uals to appropriate service providers for substance use disorders

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2803-u of the public health law, as added by
 2 section 1 of part C of chapter 70 of the laws of 2016 and subdivision 1
 3 as amended by section 1 of subpart B of part BB of chapter 57 of the
 4 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 2803-u. Hospital substance use disorder policies and procedures. 1.
 6 The office of [alcoholism and substance abuse] addiction services and
 7 supports, in consultation with the department, shall develop or utilize
 8 existing educational materials to be provided to general hospitals to
 9 disseminate to individuals with a documented substance use disorder or
 10 who appear to have or be at risk for a substance use disorder during
 11 discharge planning pursuant to section twenty-eight hundred three-i of
 12 this article. Such materials shall include information regarding the
 13 various types of harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services,
 14 including but not limited to: overdose prevention and syringe exchange
 15 services; inpatient, outpatient, and medication-assisted treatment; how
 16 to recognize the need for treatment or other substance use disorder
 17 services; information for individuals to determine what type and level
 18 of care or treatment is most appropriate and what resources are avail-
 19 able to them; and any other information the commissioner deems appropri-
 20 ate. General hospitals shall include in their policies and procedures
 21 treatment protocols, consistent with medical standards, to be utilized
 22 by the emergency departments in general hospitals for the appropriate
 23 use of medication-assisted treatment, including, but not limited to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01842-01-5

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 1 buprenorphine, prior to discharge, or referral protocols for evaluation
 2 of medication-assisted treatment when initiation in an emergency depart-
 3 ment of a general hospital is not feasible.
 4 2. Every general hospital shall: (a) within existing or in addition to
 5 current policies and procedures, develop, maintain and disseminate,
 6 written policies and procedures, for the identification, assessment, and
 7 referral of individuals with a documented substance use disorder or who
 8 appear to have or be at risk for a substance use disorder as defined in
 9 section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law. Patient referrals shall be
 10 arranged on a specific date, with specific inpatient or outpatient
 11 substance use treatment organization. Except as provided in paragraph
 12 (c) of this subdi