NY S00489

Requires general hospitals to arrange patient referrals for substance use disorders on a specific date with a specific inpatient or outpatient treatment organization, and offer treatment within 72 hours of diagnosis

Mandates hospitals immediately address withdrawal symptoms for patients diagnosed with substance use disorders

Expands educational materials to include harm reduction services such as overdose prevention and syringe exchange programs alongside traditional treatment options

Allows hospitals that don't directly provide substance use disorder services to refer patients to authorized syringe and needle exchange programs capable of providing services within 72 hours

Requires documentation in medical records of all efforts to refer individuals to substance use disorder or harm reduction services upon request