Senate Bill S4499

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes an online directory for distributors of opioid antagonists

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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-S4499 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A307
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10991
2021-2022: S6044, A128

2019-S4499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to maintain an online directory of distributors of opioid antagonists.

2019-S4499 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4499
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 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 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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