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Public Protection
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic
Support Addiction Treatment
Insurance Coverage for Substance Abuse Treatment: Require insurance companies to cover at least seven days of detoxification treatment and 30 days of rehabilitation services for substance abuse disorders (A.2401, JM. Giglio).
Custody for Drug Treatment: Allow for principals to be remanded into custody for drug treatment where there is a risk of continued substance abuse or the use of an opioid antagonist was required (A.5590, K. Brown).
“The Jessica Nicole Gentile Law": Establish and require the operation of a dedicated opioid rehabilitation facility and the personal needs allowance for residents of a dedicated opioid rehabilitation facility; relates to the diversion of certain defendants to a mandatory opioid rehabilitation facility; relates to the establishment of a dedicated opioid rehabilitation facility and the provision of correction officers to such facilities (A.4146, Lemondes).
Opioid Co-pays Elimination: Prohibits insurance companies from imposing a co‑pay pursuant to a follow‑up visit with a physician in order to receive a refill on an opioid drug prescription, which was initially written for seven days or less (A.3476, DeStefano).
Certified Recovery Residences Task Force: Creates a certified recovery residences task force to establish best practice guidelines for certified recovery living residences that illustrate the most appropriate and effective environment for persons recovering from a chemical dependency (A.9246, Slater).
Sale of Drugs on the Grounds of a Treatment Center: Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center (A.6838, Beephan).
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Target Drug Manufacturers and Dealers
“Death by Dealer”: Establishes the class A-1 felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance resulting in death (A.7985, Slater).
Penalties for Methamphetamine Possession or Sale: Amend the penal law so the penalties for the possession and/or sale of methamphetamine are similar to the penalties for possession and/or sale of heroin and cocaine (A.4373, Palmesano).
Manufacturing Methamphetamine Penalties: Increase the penalties for the crimes of criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material and unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine (A.4445, Palmesano).
Arson While Manufacturing a Controlled Substance: Define a person as guilty of Arson in the First Degree who, while manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance, destroys or causes to be burned, in whole or part, a building or person (A.5418, Palmesano).
Drug Dealer Registration Act: Establishes a public registry of drug dealers that mirrors the existing sex offender registry (A.3388, Reilly).
Presumption to Sell Heroin: Provide that possession of 40 or more individual packages containing heroin or a heroin mixture is presumptive evidence of a person’s intent to sell it, thereby increasing the severity of the crime (A.5475, Smith).
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Protect New Yorkers from Fentanyl and Dangerous Drugs
Supervised Injection Site Prohibition: Defines and prohibits supervised injection sites (A.5336, Flood).
Designate Xylazine as a Controlled Substance: Adds xylazine to the list of controlled substances, and amends the penal law to allow for the prosecution of the criminal sale and possession of xylazine and/or substances containing xylazine (A.8130, DeStefano).
Opioid Antagonist Requirement at Schools and Libraries: Requires schools and libraries to have opioid antagonists (A.6886, Smith).
Opioid Antagonist Requirement at Certain Locations: Requires certain businesses in which alcohol or cannabis is consumed have opioid antagonists (A.5580, K. Brown).
Care and Protection of Drug-Exposed Infants: Establishes protections for infants who test positive for an unprescribed controlled substance or are born dependent on or damaged by illegal drugs (A.6078, Slater).
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