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S 4997: 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.
What S 4997 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit nursing homes and care facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving controlled substance medication for a substance use disorder. These facilities must be registered with the state and the federal drug enforcement agency, and they must have a stock of and dispense controlled substance medications. The bill takes effect immediately, requiring facilities to provide admission to individuals with controlled substance medication for substance use disorder.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4997
- What is the current status of S 4997?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 4997 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 4997 pass?
- Not yet. S 4997 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4997, and where is it now?
- S 4997 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 224 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4997 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting nurs- ing homes and care facilities from denying admission to individuals receiving a controlled substance medication for a substance use disor- der The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 2803-c of the public health law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph s to read as follows: 3 s. No nursing home or facility providing health related services, 4 which is registered with the state of New York and registered with the 5 federal Drug Enforcement Agency, that maintains a stock of, and directly 6 dispenses, controlled substance medications, as defined in section thir- 7 ty-three hundred six of this chapter, shall deny admission to an indi- 8 vidual who is receiving a controlled substance medication for a 9 substance use disorder. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09726-01-5
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