Legislation
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.
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.