New York S 4956: Designates services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services program as essential medical care services

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S04956 Summary:

BILL NOS04956 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02587

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRJACKSON, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §19.18-c, Ment Hyg L

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Designates services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services program as essential medical care services.

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BILL NOS04956 

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02/14/2025REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

05/15/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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

03/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.472

03/09/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/10/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/18/2026PASSED SENATE

03/18/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/18/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4956

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, JACKSON -- 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 mental hygiene law, in relation to designating
 services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treat-
 ment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services
 program as essential medical care services

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

 1 Section 1. Section 19.18-c of the mental hygiene law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. Services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder
 4 treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services
 5 program pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall be deemed
 6 essential medical care services.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03757-01-5

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