Bill > S08637

This bill expands the purposes of the New York State Drug Treatment and Public Education Fund to include prevention and recovery programs, in addition to existing treatment services for substance use disorders. It also requires the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to make its annual report, detailing how the fund's money was used, publicly available on its website, and presented as a consolidated dashboard, by December 1st each year. The bill clarifies that the fund can support a range of services, including screening, assessment, early intervention, active treatment, family involvement, case management, drug user health services like overdose prevention and prevention of communicable diseases, reoccurrence management for substance use and co-occurring disorders, vocational and literacy services, parenting classes, family therapy, medication-assisted treatments, psychiatric medication, psychotherapy, and recovery services. The existing law, State Finance Law section 99-jj, is amended to reflect these changes.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8637