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Senate Bill S7301

Signed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires persons providing substance abuse treatment or counseling to complete training in medication assisted treatment

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2015-S7301 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10294
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง19.31, Ment Hyg L

2015-S7301 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires persons providing substance abuse treatment or counseling to complete training in medication assisted treatment.

2015-S7301 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7301

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  AMEDORE,  MURPHY,  ORTT -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcohol-
  ism and Drug Abuse

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring certain
  persons providing substance abuse treatment on counseling to  complete
  training in medication assisted treatment

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

  Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
19.31 to read as follows:
S 19.31 MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENT.
  EVERY  PERSON  WHO  IS  A  CREDENTIALED ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COUNSELOR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (D) OF SECTION 19.07 OF  THIS  ARTICLE
OR  A QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WHO PROVIDES TREATMENT OR COUN-
SELING SERVICES AT A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FACILITY,  AT  A  SCHOOL  OR
PURSUANT  TO  THE  DRUG  ADDICTION  TREATMENT ACT OF 2000, SHALL, WITHIN
EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION OR WITHIN ONE YEAR
OF COMMENCING THE PROVISION OF ANY SUCH TREATMENT OR COUNSELING,  WHICH-
EVER  SHALL  BE  LATER,  SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETE  A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
RELATING TO MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT APPROVED BY THE OFFICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing  the date on which it shall have become a law. Provided, that effec-
tive immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rule  or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date  is  authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13640-02-6

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