New York A 11184: Reforms the opioid settlement board to provide services and supports to grieving families

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A11184 Summary:

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Reforms the opioid settlement board to provide services and supports to grieving families and include board members who lost a child, sibling, parent or close family member to substance use disorder.

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05/01/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11184

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law and the state finance law, in
 relation to overhauling the opioid settlement fund

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) of paragraph 1 of subdivi-
 2 sion (a) of section 25.18 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chap-
 3 ter 171 of the laws of 2022, are amended and a new subparagraph (ix) is
 4 added to read as follows:
 5 (vii) to provide programs for pregnant women and new parents who
 6 currently or formerly have had a substance use disorder and newborns
 7 with neonatal abstinence syndrome; [and/or]
 8 (viii) to provide vocational and educational training for individuals
 9 with or at risk for a substance use disorder[.]; and/or
 10 (ix) to provide services and supports for grieving families, those
 11 caring for loved ones with substance use disorders and the children left
 12 behind. Such services and supports shall include funding for grief coun-
 13 seling, trauma support, and long-term services and supports for those
 14 bearing the ongoing emotional and psychological impacts of the overdose
 15 epidemic.
 16 § 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 25.18 of the mental
 17 hygiene law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 18 to read as follows:
 19 1. The legislature shall appropriate funds to be used for eligible
 20 expenditures that are consistent with the approved uses and terms of the
 21 statewide opioid settlement agreement, provided that funds shall be made
 22 available for the board to retain legal and administrative staff to
 23 support their work. Such expenditures shall be distributed regionally
 24 and in accordance with the statewide opioid settlement agreements to
 25 ensure adequate geographic disbursement across the state.
 26 § 3. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (b) of section 25.18 of the mental
 27 hygiene law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 28 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15640-01-6

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 1 3. Each New York subdivision shall provide a detailed accounting of
 2 how the funds were used as well as an analysis and evaluation of the
 3 services and programs funded. Such information shall be included in the
 4 report provided pursuant to paragraph ten of subdivision (c) of this
 5 section. All such accountings shall be subject to review and approval
 6 by the attorney general.
 7 § 4. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (c) of section 25.18 of the mental
 8 hygiene law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 9 to read as follows:
 10 5. Every effort shall be made to ensure a balanced and diverse board,
 11 representing the geographic regions and racial and ethnic demographics
 12 of the state as well as those with lived experiences of a substance use
 13 disorder. Appointed members shall have an expertise in public and behav-
 14 ioral health, substance use disorder treatment, harm reduction, criminal
 15 justice, public finance, or drug policy. Further, the board shall
 16 include individuals with personal or professional experience with
 17 substance use and addiction issues and co-occurring mental illnesses as
 18 well as providing services to those that have been disproportionately
 19 impacted by the enforcement and criminalization of ad