STATE OF NEW YORK
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981
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 5, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring certain
persons providing substance abuse treatment on counseling to complete
training in medication assisted treatment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 19.31 of the mental hygiene law, as added by a
2 chapter of the laws of 2016 amending the mental hygiene law relating to
3 requiring certain persons providing substance abuse treatment on coun-
4 seling to complete training in medication assisted treatment, as
5 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7301 and A. 10294, is amended
6 to read as follows:
7 § 19.31 Medication assisted treatment training requirement.
8 Every person who is a credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse
9 counselor pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 19.07 of this article
10 [or a qualified health care professional] who provides treatment or
11 counseling services at a substance use disorder facility, [at a school
12 or pursuant to the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000,] shall, within
13 eighteen months of the effective date of this section or within one year
14 of commencing the provision of any such treatment or counseling, which-
15 ever shall be later, successfully complete a course of instruction
16 relating to medication assisted treatment approved by the office.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
18 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2016 amending the mental hygiene law
19 relating to requiring certain persons providing substance abuse treat-
20 ment on counseling to complete training in medication assisted treat-
21 ment, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7301 and A. 10294,
22 takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07073-01-7
