Senate Bill S8600A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of opioid treatment services by certain entities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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-S8600 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32.31, Ment Hyg L

2017-S8600 - Summary

Authorizes the provision of opioid treatment services by certain entities including corporations owned by another corporation in order to increase consumer accessibility to opioid treatment services in geographic areas determined by the commissioner to be in need of such services.

2017-S8600 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8600 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8600
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. AMEDORE, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Alcoholism  and
   Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing an
   opioid treatment services demonstration program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision (d) of section 32.31 of the mental hygiene law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph 7 to read as follows:
   7. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  OR  ANY  OTHER
 RULE  OR  REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMPLEMENT A
 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM  TO  INCREASE  CONSUMER  ACCESSIBILITY  TO  OPIOID
 TREATMENT SERVICES IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO
 BE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES. IN IMPLEMENTING SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM,
 THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  APPROVE  AN APPLICATION BY A FACILITY SEEKING TO
 PROVIDE OPIOID TREATMENT SERVICES THAT WOULD BE  OPERATED  BY  A  CORPO-
 RATION,  THE  STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY ANOTHER CORPORATION, OR A PART-
 NERSHIP OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY WITH MEMBERS THAT ARE  NOT  NATURAL
 PERSONS,  PROVIDED  THAT THE APPLICANT, THE APPLICANT'S PRINCIPAL STOCK-
 HOLDERS, AND MEMBERS, AS APPLICABLE,  AND  THE  APPLICANT'S  CONTROLLING
 PERSONS,  COMPLY  WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE
 AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15461-01-8



              

co-Sponsors

2017-S8600A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32.31, Ment Hyg L

2017-S8600A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the provision of opioid treatment services by certain entities including corporations owned by another corporation in order to increase consumer accessibility to opioid treatment services in geographic areas determined by the commissioner to be in need of such services.

2017-S8600A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8600A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8600--A
     Cal. No. 1429
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. AMEDORE, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Alcoholism  and
   Drug Abuse -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  establishing  an
   opioid treatment services demonstration program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 32.31 of the mental hygiene  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph 7 to read as follows:
   7.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANY OTHER
 RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  IMPLEMENT  A
 DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  TO  INCREASE  CONSUMER  ACCESSIBILITY  TO OPIOID
 TREATMENT SERVICES IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO
 BE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES. IN IMPLEMENTING SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM,
 THE COMMISSIONER MAY APPROVE AN APPLICATION BY  A  FACILITY  SEEKING  TO
 PROVIDE  OPIOID  TREATMENT  SERVICES  THAT WOULD BE OPERATED BY A CORPO-
 RATION, THE STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY ANOTHER CORPORATION, OR  A  PART-
 NERSHIP  OR  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY WITH MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT NATURAL
 PERSONS, PROVIDED THAT THE APPLICANT, THE APPLICANT'S  PRINCIPAL  STOCK-
 HOLDERS,  AND  MEMBERS,  AS  APPLICABLE, AND THE APPLICANT'S CONTROLLING
 PERSONS, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF  THIS  ARTICLE
 AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER.
   §  2.  The  office  of  alcoholism  and substance abuse services shall
 assess the efficacy of the demonstration program established pursuant to
 paragraph 7 of subdivision (d) of section 32.31 of  the  mental  hygiene
 law,  as  added  by  section  one of this act, and issue a report to the
 governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker  of  the
 assembly,  identifying  the  number  of  facilities  approved to provide
 opioid  treatment  services  in  accordance  with  such  paragraph,  the
 geographic  distribution  of  such  providers,  and  the level of access
 provided to low income populations, on or before December 31, 2022.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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