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NY S 4997

in committee

Prohibits nursing homes and care facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving a controlled substance medication for a substance use disorder

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4997 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4997 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HEALTH

What is NY S 4997 about?

Prohibits nursing homes and care facilities that are registered with the state of New York and registered with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, that maintains a stock of, and directly dispenses, controlled substance medications from denying admission to individuals receiving a controlled substance medication for a substance use disorder.

Who sponsors NY S 4997?

Pete Harckham is the primary sponsor of NY S 4997.

Description

Prohibits nursing homes and care facilities that are registered with the state of New York and registered with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, that maintains a stock of, and directly dispenses, controlled substance medications from denying admission to individuals receiving a controlled substance medication for a substance use disorder.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HEALTH
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pete Harckhamprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-14

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9088not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5369not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4997?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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