Assembly Bill A8356A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to encourage, aid, and facilitate clinical research into the use of ibogaine in drug treatment

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2015-A8356 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5459
2019-2020: A4225

2015-A8356 - Summary

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to encourage, aid, and facilitate clinical research into the use of ibogaine in drug treatment for heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine addiction.

2015-A8356 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8356

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 5, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
  office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to  encourage,  aid,
  and  facilitate  clinical  research  into  the use of ibogaine in drug
  treatment

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  19.07  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
  (L) THE OFFICE  OF  ALCOHOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  SERVICES  SHALL
ENCOURAGE,  AID,  AND  FACILITATE  CLINICAL  RESEARCH  INTO  THE  USE OF
IBOGAINE IN DRUG TREATMENT FOR HEROIN AND COCAINE ADDICTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11708-01-5

2015-A8356A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5459
2019-2020: A4225

2015-A8356A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to encourage, aid, and facilitate clinical research into the use of ibogaine in drug treatment for heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine addiction.

2015-A8356A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8356--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- recommitted to the Committee on Alco-
  holism and Drug Abuse in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,  sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
  office  of  alcoholism and substance abuse services to encourage, aid,
  and facilitate clinical research into the  use  of  ibogaine  in  drug
  treatment

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 19.07 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
  (L)  THE  OFFICE  OF  ALCOHOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE SERVICES SHALL
ENCOURAGE, AID,  AND  FACILITATE  CLINICAL  RESEARCH  INTO  THE  USE  OF
IBOGAINE  IN  DRUG  TREATMENT  FOR  HEROIN,  METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE
ADDICTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11708-02-6

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