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Assembly Actions -
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| May 05, 2022 |
print number 8444a |
| May 05, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to alcoholism and drug abuse |
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
| Nov 17, 2021 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Assembly Bill A8444A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GALLAGHER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
Jo Anne Simon
Zohran Mamdani
Richard Gottfried
2021-A8444 - Details
2021-A8444 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8444
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
November 17, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the office of
addiction services and supports and tobacco-free facilities for treat-
ment
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 19.21 of the mental hygiene law,
as separately amended by chapters 558 and 596 of the laws of 1999, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The office shall redefine and develop, establish, promulgate, and
enforce certification, inspection, licensing, and treatment standards
for chemical dependence facilities and staff, which shall be applied in
addition to any other standards for any other services provided by such
facilities, and which shall be applicable to any facility providing or
purporting to provide as part or all of a program of services, any
services for the alleviation of the conditions of alcoholism, alcohol
abuse, substance abuse, substance dependence, chemical abuse, or chemi-
cal dependence. SUCH STANDARDS SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE
FACILITY TO BE A TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENT. Where appropriate, such stan-
dards shall provide for priority of admission for persons whose children
have been placed in foster care or are in jeopardy of being so placed
pursuant to article ten of the family court act or article six of the
social services law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11985-01-1
co-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
Jo Anne Simon
Zohran Mamdani
Richard Gottfried
2021-A8444A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A8444A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8444--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
November 17, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER, DICKENS, SIMON, MAMDANI, GOTTFRIED,
STIRPE, FORREST -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcohol-
ism and Drug Abuse -- recommitted to the Committee on Alcoholism and
Drug Abuse in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the office of
addiction services and supports and tobacco-limited and tobacco-free
facilities for treatment
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 19.21 of the mental hygiene law,
as separately amended by chapters 558 and 596 of the laws of 1999, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The office shall redefine and develop, establish, promulgate, and
enforce certification, inspection, licensing, and treatment standards
for chemical dependence facilities and staff, which shall be applied in
addition to any other standards for any other services provided by such
facilities, and which shall be applicable to any facility providing or
purporting to provide as part or all of a program of services, any
services for the alleviation of the conditions of alcoholism, alcohol
abuse, substance abuse, substance dependence, chemical abuse, or chemi-
cal dependence.
(1) SUCH STANDARDS SHALL NOT PROHIBIT ANY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE FACILITY
FROM CHOOSING TO BE A TOBACCO-LIMITED ENVIRONMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THIS PROHIBITION SHALL NOT APPLY TO PREVENTION, TREATMENT, OR RECOVERY
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND/OR YOUNG ADULTS, WHICH MUST REMAIN
TOBACCO-FREE.
(I) "TOBACCO-LIMITED" MEANS PROHIBITING THE USE OF ALL TOBACCO
PRODUCTS AND NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN FACILITIES AND VEHICLES OWNED
OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE, WHILE ALLOWING FOR LIMITED USE OF CERTAIN
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11985-03-2
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