Assembly Bill A6247

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing certain providers of services to administer and dispense methadone or other controlled substances

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Current 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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2025-A6247 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3764
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§32.09 & 32.31, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8620, S7928

2025-A6247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requirements for certain providers of services to be authorized to administer and dispense methadone or other controlled substances, including the establishment of a community advisory board.

2025-A6247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6247
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUCAS,
   RAGA, SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism
   and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental  hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing
   certain  providers of services to administer and dispense methadone or
   other controlled substances

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs 4 and 5 of subdivision (b) of section 32.09 of
 the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 558 of the laws of 1999, are
 amended to read as follows:
   4. the applicant is able to  comply  with  all  applicable  state  and
 federal laws; [and]
   5.  the applicant will establish procedures to effectively implement a
 detoxification program to further relieve addicts from  dependence  upon
 methadone  or  such other controlled substances prescribed for treatment
 in subject maintenance programs; AND
   6. THE APPLICANT HAS ESTABLISHED, OR TAKEN CONCRETE  STEPS  TO  ESTAB-
 LISH, A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD CONSISTING OF RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNI-
 TY  SERVED  BY  SUCH  APPLICANT  TO  CONSIDER AND ADVISE THE PROVIDER ON
 MATTERS CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY  PLANS  OR  PROGRAMS  OF  SUCH
 PROVIDER.
   §  2. The opening paragraph of subdivision (c) of section 32.31 of the
 mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 529 of the laws  of  2004,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   The  commissioner  shall not approve a certificate of incorporation or
 articles of organization or application  for  establishment  unless  the
 provisions of subdivision (a) AND, IN CASES INVOLVING THE ADMINISTRATION
 AND  DISPENSING OF METHADONE OR OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SUBDIVISION
 (B) of section 32.09 of this article have been met and that the  commis-
 sioner is satisfied, insofar as applicable, as to:
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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