2018 New York Laws
MHY - Mental Hygiene
Title D - Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act
Article 19 - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
19.18-B - Certified Peer Recovery Advocate Services Program.

§ 19.18-b Certified peer recovery advocate services program.
1.  For purposes of this subdivision "certified peer recovery advocate
  services" means participant-centered services that  emphasize  knowledge
  and  wisdom  through  lived  experience in which peers are encouraged to
  share  their  own  personal  experience  and  first-hand  knowledge   of
  substance  abuse,  addiction, and recovery to support the recovery goals
  of individuals who use drugs and/or alcohol.
2. The commissioner  shall  develop  and  administer  a  certification
  process  and  standards  of  training  and competency for certified peer
  recovery advocate services.
3. Certified peer recovery advocate services may include  but  not  be
  limited to:
(a) developing recovery plans;
(b) raising awareness of existing social and other support services;
(c) modeling coping skills;
(d) assisting with applying for benefits;
(e) accompanying clients to medical appointments;
(f) providing non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of
  hospitalization or incarceration;
(g) accompanying clients to court appearances and other appointments;
(h) working with participants to identify strengths;
(i)  linking  participants to formal recovery supports, including, but
  not limited to, medication assisted treatment;
(j) educating program participants about various  modes  of  recovery,
  including, but not limited to, medication assisted treatment;
(k)  peer  engagement coordination with hospital emergency services to
  assist any patient that has been administered an opioid antagonist by  a
  medical  provider  to establish connections to treatment, including, but
  not limited to, medication assisted treatment and other  supports  after
  an  opioid  overdose  reversal or after discharge from another substance
  abuse related emergency department visit; and
(l) peer engagement coordination  with  law  enforcement  departments,
  fire  departments  and  other  first responder departments to assist any
  individual that has been administered an opioid antagonist  by  a  first
  responder  to  establish  connections  to  treatment, including, but not
  limited to, medication assisted treatment  and  other  support  services
  after an opioid overdose reversal.