Assembly Bill A7277

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to information regarding the use of opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency treatment

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7277 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6361
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309, Pub Health L

2019-A7277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires informational materials regarding the use of opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency treatment to provide information of the application of good samaritan laws to protect against liability.

2019-A7277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7277
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  information
   regarding  the  use  of  opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency
   treatment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 3-a of section 3309 of the public health law,
 as added by chapter 34 of the laws of 2014 and as renumbered by  section
 3  of  part  V  of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3-a. Any distribution of opioid antagonists through this program shall
 include an informational card or sheet. The informational card or  sheet
 shall include, at a minimum, information on:
   (a) how to recognize symptoms of an opioid overdose;
   (b)  steps to take prior to and after an opioid antagonist is adminis-
 tered, including calling first responders;
   (c) the number for the toll free office of  alcoholism  and  substance
 abuse services HOPE line;
   (d)  how  to  access  the  office  of  alcoholism  and substance abuse
 services' website; [and]
   (e) THE APPLICATION OF GOOD SAMARITAN PROTECTIONS PROVIDED IN  SECTION
 THREE THOUSAND-A OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
   (F) any other information deemed relevant by the commissioner.
   The educational card shall be provided in languages other than English
 as  deemed  appropriate  by  the commissioner. The department shall make
 such informational cards available to  the  opioid  overdose  prevention
 programs.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06770-01-9

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