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Senate Bill S8234

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring certain persons providing substance abuse treatment on counseling to complete training in medication assisted treatment

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2015-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10758
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง19.31, Ment Hyg L (as proposed in S.7301 & A.10294)
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S981, A373

2015-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring certain persons providing substance abuse treatment or counseling to complete training in medication assisted treatment.

2015-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8234

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            December 23, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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. Section 19.31 of the mental hygiene  law,  as  added  by  a
chapter  of the laws of 2016 amending the mental hygiene law relating to
requiring certain persons providing substance abuse treatment  on  coun-
seling  to  complete  training  in  medication  assisted  treatment,  as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7301 and A. 10294,  is  amended
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
counseling 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  same  date  and  in  the  same
manner  as a chapter of the laws of 2016 amending the mental hygiene law
relating to requiring certain persons providing substance  abuse  treat-
ment  on  counseling  to complete training in medication assisted treat-
ment, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  7301  and  A.  10294,
takes effect.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13640-03-6

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