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                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   office  of  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse  services to maintain an
   online directory of distributors of opioid antagonists
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  19.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
   (K)(1) THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,
 SHALL  MAINTAIN  ON  ITS  WEBSITE  A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DIRECTORY OF ALL
 DISTRIBUTORS OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS TO  THE  PUBLIC,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO, PHARMACIES, PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS. AS USED
 IN  THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
 INGS:
   (I) "OPIOID" MEANS  AN  OPIATE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  THIRTY-THREE
 HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (II)  "OPIOID  ANTAGONIST"  MEANS  A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRA-
 TION-APPROVED DRUG THAT, WHEN ADMINISTERED, NEGATES  OR  NEUTRALIZES  IN
 WHOLE  OR  IN PART THE PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID IN THE BODY.
 THE OPIOID ANTAGONIST SHALL BE LIMITED TO NALOXONE OR OTHER  MEDICATIONS
 APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   (2)  THE  DIRECTORY  REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE AND BE
 SEARCHABLE BY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (I) ADDRESSES OF EACH DISTRIBUTOR OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS;
   (II) CONTACT INFORMATION, SUCH AS PHONE NUMBERS  OR  EMAIL  ADDRESSES,
 FOR EACH DISTRIBUTOR;
   (III)  SERVICES  OFFERED  BY EACH DISTRIBUTOR AT EACH LOCATION IF MORE
 THAN ONE, AS WELL AS INFORMATION PROVIDING WHICH OPIOID ANTAGONISTS  ARE
 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT EACH DISTRIBUTOR;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (IV) SPECIAL POPULATIONS SERVED;
   (V) INSURANCE PROVIDERS ACCEPTED;
   (VI) HOURS OF OPERATION OF EACH DISTRIBUTOR;
   (VII) CONTACT INFORMATION OF OPIOID ADDICTION PREVENTION PROGRAMS; AND
   (VIII) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY.
   (3)  THE  OFFICE  MAY  UTILIZE  AN  EXISTING  DIRECTORY TO SATISFY THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.