Senate Bill S8914A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of a program for the use of medication assisted treatment for inmates

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S8914 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8774
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §625, amd §45, Cor L; add §19.18-c, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2161, A833
2021-2022: S1795, A533

2017-S8914 - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a program for the use of medication assisted treatment for inmates in both state and county correctional facilities; reporting requirements; substance use disorder treatment and transition services implemented in jails.

2017-S8914 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8914 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8914
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the establishment  of
   a program for the use of medication assisted treatment for inmates
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  625
 to read as follows:
   §  625.  MEDICATION  ASSISTED TREATMENT IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 1.
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT"  MEANS  THE
 USE  OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, METHADONE,
 BUPRENORPHINE AND NALTREXONE, COMBINED WITH  COUNSELING  AND  BEHAVIORAL
 THERAPIES,  AS  A  COMPREHENSIVE  APPROACH  TO  THE  TREATMENT OF OPIOID
 ADDICTION.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO  BE  ADMINISTERED  AT
 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN THE STATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMPLOYING MEDI-
 CATION  ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR INMATES IN SUCH FACILITIES WHO ARE UNDER-
 GOING TREATMENT FOR OPIOID ADDICTION. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE  ACCESS
 TO  METHADONE,  BUPRENORPHINE  AND  NALTREXONE  FOR  THE  DURATION OF AN
 INMATE'S INCARCERATION.   AFTER A MEDICAL  SCREENING,  INMATES  WHO  ARE
 DETERMINED  TO  SUFFER FROM OPIOID ADDICTION, SHALL BE OFFERED PLACEMENT
 IN THE MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAM. PLACEMENT IN SUCH  PROGRAM
 SHALL  NOT  BE  MANDATORY.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE WEEKLY COUNSELING
 SESSIONS FOR PARTICIPATING INMATES.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, A REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR,  THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE
 EFFECTIVENESS  OF THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH
 REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF SUCH PROGRAM  ON  THE
 PARTICIPATING  INMATES,  INCLUDING FACTORS SUCH AS INSTITUTIONAL ADJUST-
 MENT, BEHAVIOR INFRACTIONS, AND  PROGRAM  PARTICIPATION,  AMONG  RELATED
 RELEVANT  FACTORS. THE REPORTS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE IMPACT ON INSTITU-
 TIONAL SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE AND  ANY  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  ADDITIONAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S8914A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8774
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §625, amd §45, Cor L; add §19.18-c, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2161, A833
2021-2022: S1795, A533

2017-S8914A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a program for the use of medication assisted treatment for inmates in both state and county correctional facilities; reporting requirements; substance use disorder treatment and transition services implemented in jails.

2017-S8914A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8914A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8914--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the establishment of
   a program for the use of medication assisted  treatment  for  inmates;
   and to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the implementation
   of substance use disorder treatment and transition services in jails
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  625
 to read as follows:
   §  625.  MEDICATION  ASSISTED TREATMENT IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 1.
 FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION  "MEDICATION  ASSISTED  TREATMENT"  MEANS
 TREATMENT  OF  CHEMICAL  DEPENDENCE  OR ABUSE AND CONCOMITANT CONDITIONS
 WITH MEDICATIONS REQUIRING A PRESCRIPTION OR ORDER  FROM  AN  AUTHORIZED
 PRESCRIBING PROFESSIONAL.
   2.  (A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM
 AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO  BE  ADMINIS-
 TERED AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE, FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF  EMPLOYING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR INMATES IN
 SUCH FACILITIES WHO ARE UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR A SUBSTANCE USE  DISOR-
 DER.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE ALL FORMS OF MEDICATION ASSISTED TREAT-
 MENTS  APPROVED  FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER BY THE
 FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR THE  DURATION  OF  AN  INMATE'S
 INCARCERATION  AND  SHALL  PROVIDE  AN INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN FOR
 EACH PARTICIPANT.  AFTER A MEDICAL SCREENING, INMATES WHO ARE DETERMINED
 TO SUFFER  FROM  A  SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER,  FOR  WHICH  FDA  APPROVED
 ADDICTION MEDICATIONS EXIST SHALL BE OFFERED PLACEMENT IN THE MEDICATION
 ASSISTED  TREATMENT  PROGRAM.  PLACEMENT  IN  SUCH  PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE
 MANDATORY. EACH PARTICIPATING  INMATE  SHALL  WORK  WITH  AN  AUTHORIZED
 SPECIALIST  TO  DETERMINE AN INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN, INCLUDING AN
 APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COUNSELING.  DECISIONS REGARDING TYPE,  DOSAGE,  OR
 DURATION  OF  ANY MEDICATION REGIMEN SHALL BE MADE BY A QUALIFIED HEALTH
 CARE PROFESSIONAL LICENSED OR CERTIFIED UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE  EDUCA-
 TION  LAW WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER SUCH MEDICATION IN CONJUNCTION
              

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