Senate Bill S9583

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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-S9583 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1773
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3000-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10187
2019-2020: A448
2021-2022: A576

2023-S9583 (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.

2023-S9583 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9583
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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-f to read as follows:
   § 3000-F. 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
 CONTRACTOR OF SUCH AN ENTITY WHILE PERFORMING SERVICES FOR  THE  ENTITY;
 AND  (VI)  ANY  OTHER  PERSON  OR ENTITY DESIGNATED OR APPROVED, OR IN A
 CATEGORY DESIGNATED OR APPROVED PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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