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    SECTION 138-B

    Permitted entry by peer support advocates

    Correction (COR) CHAPTER 43, ARTICLE 6

    * § 138-b. Permitted entry by peer support advocates. Peer support
    advocates who are certified or licensed by a state agency, or a state
    authorized entity including the New York certification board, or a
    nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, and are
    participating in the provision of corrections-based substance use
    disorder treatment and transition services, including but not limited to
    medication assistant treatment, pursuant to section 19.18-c of the
    mental hygiene law, shall not be unreasonably denied entry into
    correctional facilities solely based on such advocates' history of prior
    incarceration.

    * NB Effective December 15, 2025