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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S603
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S603 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A304
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3309, Pub Health L; add §922, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S7661, A10024
2015-S603 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S603 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to providing for the use of opioid antagonists in schools for opioid overdose prevention PURPOSE : Allows for the possession and use of an opioid antagonist (naloxone) in schools to assist a person believed to be experiencing on opioid overdoes and provides such schools with good samaritan protections against criminal, civil and administrative liability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Sections 1 and 2 amend section 3309 of the public health law as added by a chapter 42 of the laws of 2014 relating to use of opioid antagonists to allow school districts, BOCES, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, non-public elementary and/or secondary schools or any person employed by them to possess and administer an opioid antagonist, also known as naloxone, to someone they reasonably believe is experiencing an opioid overdoes and provides that if they act in good faith under the section they shall not be subject to criminal, civil or administrative liability solely by reason of such action.
2015-S603 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 603 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to providing for the use of opioid antagonists in schools for opioid overdose prevention THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 3309 of the public health law, as added by chapter 42 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (iv) "Opioid antagonist recipient" or "recipient" means a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose, or a family member, friend or other person in a position to assist a person experiencing or at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose, or an organization registered as an opioid overdose prevention program pursuant to this section, OR A SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARD, CHARTER SCHOOL, NON-PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND/OR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE STATE OR ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY SUCH DISTRICT, BOARD OR SCHOOL. S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 3309 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 42 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 4. Use of an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section shall be considered first aid or emergency treatment for the purpose of any stat- ute relating to liability. A recipient, opioid overdose prevention program, SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION BOARD, CHARTER SCHOOL, NON-PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND/OR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE STATE, OR ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY SUCH DISTRICT, BOARD OR SCHOOL under this section, acting reasonably and in good faith EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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