Assembly Bill A9789

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits certain persons to leave behind opioid antagonists at the location of a known or suspected opioid overdose

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A9789 (ACTIVE) - Details

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

2023-A9789 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits certain persons to leave behind opioid antagonists at the location of a known or suspected opioid overdose.

2023-A9789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9789
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 9, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to permitting certain
   persons  to leave behind opioid antagonists at the location of a known
   or suspected opioid overdose
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (v)  of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 3 of
 section 3309 of the public health law, as added by chapter  148  of  the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (v) As used in this section, "entity" includes, but is not limited to,
 a  school  district,  LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
 PROVIDER, public library, board  of  cooperative  educational  services,
 county  vocational  education  and extension board, charter school, non-
 public elementary or secondary school, restaurant,  bar,  retail  store,
 shopping  mall,  barber  shop, beauty parlor, theater, sporting or event
 center, inn, hotel or motel.
   § 2. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3  of  section
 3309  of  the public health law, as amended by chapter 42 of the laws of
 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) An opioid antagonist recipient may possess an opioid  antagonist
 obtained  pursuant  to this paragraph, may distribute such opioid antag-
 onist to a recipient EITHER DIRECTLY OR  BY  LEAVING  BEHIND  AN  OPIOID
 ANTAGONIST  AT THE LOCATION OF A KNOWN OR SUSPECTED OPIOID OVERDOSE, and
 may administer such opioid antagonist to a person the recipient  reason-
 ably believes is experiencing an opioid overdose.
   §  3.  Paragraph  (a)   of subdivision 4 of section 3309 of the public
 health law, as amended by chapter 148 of the laws of 2020, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) Use OR DISTRIBUTION of  an  opioid  antagonist  pursuant  to  this
 section  shall  be  considered  first aid or emergency treatment for the
 purpose of any statute relating to liability.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14919-01-4

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