Bill Text: NY A08165 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides the commissioner of mental health may authorize the certification of recovery living residences and provide a list of such residences on the department of mental hygiene's website.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to alcoholism and drug abuse [A08165 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A08165-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8165 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY July 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to certifying recov- ery living residences The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 2 32.05-a to read as follows: 3 § 32.05-a Certification of recovery living residences. 4 Notwithstanding section 32.05 of this article, the commissioner may 5 authorize the certification of recovery living residences. "Recovery 6 living residences" shall mean any residence located in New York state 7 where the owner or operator of such residence holds the residence out to 8 the public as a living environment for persons recovering from substance 9 use disorder, where no formal treatment substance use disorder services 10 are provided on-site. The department shall create a list of certified 11 recovery residences and make such list publicly available on their 12 website. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05597-01-1