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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Feb 20, 2019 | referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
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A5953 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5953 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the availability of buprenorphine in opioid treatment programs 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 32.12 to read as follows: § 32.12 AVAILABILITY OF BUPRENORPHINE. ANY PROVIDER OF SERVICES OR FACILITY PROVIDING CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE SERVICES SHALL HAVE BUPRENORPHINE AVAILABLE TO BE ADMINISTERED TO ADDICTS. SUCH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY A PHYSICIAN OR GROUP OF PHYSICIANS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 32.05 OF THIS ARTICLE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized 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. LBD04835-01-9