Senate Bill S5457

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of opioid antagonists by public accommodations for opioid overdose prevention

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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-S5457 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309, Pub Health L

2019-S5457 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of opioid antagonists by public accommodations for opioid overdose prevention.

2019-S5457 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5457 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5457
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 authorizing the
   use of opioid antagonists by public accommodations 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 amended by chapter 68  of  the
 laws  of 2016, is amended and a new subparagraph (v) is added 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  PUBLIC  ACCOMMODATION,  school district, public library,
 board of cooperative educational services, county  vocational  education
 and  extension  board,  charter  school,  non-public  elementary  and/or
 secondary school in this state or any person  employed  by  such  PUBLIC
 ACCOMMODATION, district, library, board or school.
   (V)  "PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION" MEANS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE BUSINESS THAT IS
 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  RESTAURANTS,  BARS,
 RETAIL  STORES,  SHOPPING MALLS, BARBER SHOPS, BEAUTY PARLORS, THEATERS,
 SPORTING OR EVENT CENTERS, INNS, HOTELS, AND MOTELS.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section  3309  of  the  public  health  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  68  of  the  laws  of  2016, is amended to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10802-02-9

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