Senate Bill S4496A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a recovery living task force

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-S4496 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6718
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19.04, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3989, A7933
2017-2018: S902, A6210
2021-2022: S3411, A5670
2023-2024: S3349

2019-S4496 - Summary

Creates a recovery living task force to establish best practice guidelines for recovery living residences that illustrate the most appropriate and effective environment for persons recovering from a chemical dependency.

2019-S4496 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4496 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4496
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the creation of a
   recovery living task force
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 19.04 to read as follows:
 § 19.04 RECOVERY LIVING TASK FORCE.
   1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   "RECOVERY  LIVING  RESIDENCE"  SHALL MEAN ANY RESIDENCE LOCATED IN NEW
 YORK STATE WHERE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SUCH RESIDENCE HOLDS THE RESI-
 DENCE OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE  LIVING  ENVIRONMENT
 FOR  PERSONS  RECOVERING  FROM  A  CHEMICAL  DEPENDENCY, WHERE NO FORMAL
 TREATMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE.
   2. THE RECOVERY LIVING TASK FORCE IS HEREBY CREATED, WHICH PURSUANT TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, SHALL ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES
 FOR RECOVERY LIVING RESIDENCES THAT ILLUSTRATE THE MOST APPROPRIATE  AND
 EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PERSONS RECOVERING FROM A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.
   3. THE TASK FORCE SHALL STUDY AND UTILIZE RELIABLE EVIDENCE AND INFOR-
 MATION  COLLECTED FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS BOTH IN NEW YORK STATE
 AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO:
   (A) DOCUMENT THE NUMBER OF RECOVERY HOMES OPERATING IN THE STATE;
   (B) ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING  BEST  PRACTICES
 FOR  RECOVERY  LIVING RESIDENCES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG
 FREE RECOVERY LIVING ENVIRONMENT, WITH  A  FOCUS  ON  LEAST  RESTRICTIVE
 MEANS OF BENEFITING THE PERSON IN RECOVERY;
   (C)  STUDY  AND  ISSUE  FINDINGS  REGARDING HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS
 RELATED TO THE OCCUPANCY AND OPERATION OF RECOVERY LIVING RESIDENCES FOR
 THE PERSON IN RECOVERY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S4496A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6718
Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19.04, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3989, A7933
2017-2018: S902, A6210
2021-2022: S3411, A5670
2023-2024: S3349

2019-S4496A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a recovery living task force to establish best practice guidelines for recovery living residences that illustrate the most appropriate and effective environment for persons recovering from a chemical dependency.

2019-S4496A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4496A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4496--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MARTINEZ, MAYER, GAUGHRAN, KAPLAN, PARKER -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Alcoholism  and  Substance  Abuse -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in accordance with Senate  Rule
   6,  sec. 8 -- 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 creation of a
   recovery living task force
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 19.04 to read as follows:
 § 19.04 RECOVERY LIVING TASK FORCE.
   1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   "RECOVERY LIVING RESIDENCE" SHALL MEAN ANY RESIDENCE  LOCATED  IN  NEW
 YORK STATE WHERE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SUCH RESIDENCE HOLDS THE RESI-
 DENCE  OUT  TO THE PUBLIC AS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
 FOR PERSONS RECOVERING FROM  A  CHEMICAL  DEPENDENCY,  WHERE  NO  FORMAL
 TREATMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE.
   2. THE RECOVERY LIVING TASK FORCE IS HEREBY CREATED, WHICH PURSUANT TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, SHALL ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES
 FOR  RECOVERY LIVING RESIDENCES THAT ILLUSTRATE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND
 EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PERSONS RECOVERING FROM A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.
   3. THE TASK FORCE SHALL STUDY AND UTILIZE RELIABLE EVIDENCE AND INFOR-
 MATION COLLECTED FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS BOTH IN NEW YORK  STATE
 AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO:
   (A) DOCUMENT THE NUMBER OF RECOVERY RESIDENCES OPERATING IN THE STATE;
   (B)  ISSUE  RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES
 FOR RECOVERY LIVING RESIDENCES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN ALCOHOL  AND  DRUG
 FREE  RECOVERY  LIVING  ENVIRONMENT,  WITH  A FOCUS ON LEAST RESTRICTIVE
 MEANS OF BENEFITING THE PERSON IN RECOVERY.  IN  DEVELOPING  GUIDELINES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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