Assembly Bill A576

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires certain eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess 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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2021-A576 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3000-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10187
2019-2020: A448
2023-2024: A1773

2021-A576 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists for emergency treatment of a person appearing to experience an opioid-related overdose.

2021-A576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    576
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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 requiring  certain
   eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 3000-e to read as follows:
   § 3000-E. OPIOID ANTAGONIST. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "ELIGIBLE  PERSON  OR  ENTITY"  MEANS (I) AN AMBULANCE SERVICE OR
 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT FIRST RESPONSE SERVICE; A CERTIFIED FIRST  RESPON-
 DER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, OR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNI-
 CIAN, WHO IS EMPLOYED BY OR AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF ANY SUCH SERVICE; (II)
 A  CHILDREN'S  OVERNIGHT  CAMP  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  A  SUMMER  DAY  CAMP  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF
 THIS CHAPTER, A TRAVELING SUMMER DAY  CAMP  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION
 THREE  OF  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF THIS CHAPTER; OR A
 PERSON EMPLOYED BY SUCH A CAMP; (III) A SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF  COOP-
 ERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION
 BOARD, CHARTER  SCHOOL,  NON-PUBLIC  ELEMENTARY  AND  SECONDARY  SCHOOL,
 COLLEGES,  AND UNIVERSITIES IN THIS STATE; OR ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY ANY
 SUCH ENTITY, OR EMPLOYED  BY  A  CONTRACTOR  OF  SUCH  AN  ENTITY  WHILE
 PERFORMING  SERVICES FOR THE ENTITY; (IV) A GOVERNMENT OFFICE; AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL INSTITUTION  OR  AFTER-SCHOOL  PROGRAM;  A  COMMUNITY  CENTER;  A
 PUBLICLY  OR  PRIVATELY  OPERATED SHELTER; OR ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY ANY
 SUCH ENTITY, OR EMPLOYED  BY  A  CONTRACTOR  OF  SUCH  AN  ENTITY  WHILE
 PERFORMING SERVICES FOR THE ENTITY; (V) A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, A COUN-
 TY  JAIL,  A  POLICE  STATION,  OR  A FIRE STATION; A PHARMACY, DOCTOR'S
 OFFICE; OR ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY ANY SUCH  ENTITY,  OR  EMPLOYED  BY  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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