Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 06, 2019 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Apr 10, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 09, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 08, 2019 |
1st report cal.392 |
Mar 20, 2019 |
referred to alcoholism and substance abuse |
Senate Bill S4660
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
Votes
2019-S4660 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7277
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3309, Pub Health L
2019-S4660 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4660 SPONSOR: JACOBS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to information regarding the use of opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency treatment PURPOSE: This bill will add Good Samaritan protections to the list of information on the card that accompanies opioid antagonists SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Subdivision 3-a of section 3309 of the public health law by adding the Good Samaritan protections to the informational card Section 2 is the enacting clause JUSTIFICATION:
2019-S4660 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4660 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACOBS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 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.
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