assembly Bill A533

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 07, 2021 approval memo.22
signed chap.432
Oct 06, 2021 delivered to governor
May 26, 2021 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading cal.341
substituted for a533
May 26, 2021 substituted by s1795
May 13, 2021 advanced to third reading cal.341
May 11, 2021 reported
Apr 27, 2021 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 06, 2021 referred to correction

Votes

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May 4, 2021 - Finance committee Vote

S1795
15
1
committee
15
Aye
1
Nay
7
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Feb 8, 2021 - Crime Victims, Crime and Correction committee Vote

S1795
5
1
committee
5
Aye
1
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Feb 8, 2021

nay (1)
aye wr (1)

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A533 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1795
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §626, amd §45, Cor L; add §19.18-c, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8774, S8914
2019-2020: A833, S2161

A533 (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; relates to reporting requirements; substance use disorder treatment and transition services implemented in jails.

A533 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    533
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL,  COOK, SIMON, LAVINE, DICKENS,
   TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, J. RIVERA, WEPRIN, QUART, WALKER, PERRY,
   CARROLL, RICHARDSON, CRUZ, COLTON -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Correction

 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  626
 to read as follows:
   §  626.  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets