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A00817 Summary:

BILL NOA00817 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10389

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SPONSORSteck

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COSPNSRKassay, Stirpe, Brown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L

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Requires the commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports to require mental health evaluations for participants in substance use disorder treatment programs and to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate such requirement.

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BILL NOA00817 

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01/08/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

01/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

05/18/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA00817 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE Chair:Steck 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:13/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SteckAyeBrownAye

StirpeAyeBrook-KrasnyAye

DavilaAyeGrayAye

McDonaldAyeGallahanAye

GallagherAye

ZaccaroAye

GriffinAye

ValdezAbsent

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00817 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 817

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 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, in relation to requiring mental
 health evaluations for participants in substance use disorder treat-
 ment programs

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

 1 Section 1. Section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision (m) to read as follows:
 3 (m)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
 4 commissioner shall require all certified substance use disorder treat-
 5 ment-related programs approved by the office to provide program partic-
 6 ipants with a mental health evaluation conducted by a licensed profes-
 7 sional whose scope of practice includes the diagnosis of mental health
 8 disorders who shall, if appropriate, refer the participant for outpa-
 9 tient mental health treatment. Transportation services to such outpa-
 10 tient treatment shall be provided to a participant.
 11 (2) The office shall establish a bureau of qualified licensed provid-
 12 ers for all licensed professionals as defined in paragraph one of this
 13 subdivision who shall provide such evaluation pursuant to this subdivi-
 14 sion.
 15 (3) As an alternative to the provisions of paragraph one of this
 16 subdivision, programs certified by the office may choose to utilize
 17 their own employees or independent contractors to provide both the eval-
 18 uation referred to in paragraph one of this subdivision and the treat-
 19 ment of persons with co-occurring disorders. Notwithstanding any law,
 20 rule, or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner is authorized to
 21 certify such programs for the outpatient treatment of patients diagnosed
 22 with co-occurring disorders provided in OASAS-certified facilities,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03378-01-5

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 1 provided that such programs shall use only providers of the type
 2 described in paragraph one of this subdivision.
 3 (4) No primary diagnosis shall be required for a person to be treated
 4 in a program for co-occurring disorders. A mental health diagnosis shall
 5 not be a basis for the denial of admission to, or the expulsion from, a
 6 certified substance use disorder treatment facility.
 7 (5) The commissioner shall endeavor to ensure that all existing
 8 provisions of this chapter are complied within the establishment of
 9 programs for persons with co-occurring disorders, but the commissioner
 10 may, in the course of the regulatory process, determine that any such
 11 provisions are an obstacle to fulfillment of effective treatment of
 12 co-occurring disorders and, as such, shall not be part of the certif-
 13 ication process under this article.
 14 (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
 15 bureau established pursuant to paragraph two of this subdivision and the
 16 programs for co-occurring disorders described i