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A07277 Summary:

A07277 Actions:

A07277 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/14/2019AYE/NAY:24/0  Action: Favorable         
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Galef
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Excused
Solages
Aye
Bichotte
Excused
Barron
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

A07277 Floor Votes:

A07277 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7277
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 18, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        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  information
          regarding  the  use  of  opioid antagonists for first aid or emergency
          treatment
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 3-a of section 3309 of the public health law,
     2  as added by chapter 34 of the laws of 2014 and as renumbered by  section
     3  3  of  part  V  of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
     4  follows:
     5    3-a. Any distribution of opioid antagonists through this program shall
     6  include an informational card or sheet. The informational card or  sheet
     7  shall include, at a minimum, information on:
     8    (a) how to recognize symptoms of an opioid overdose;
     9    (b)  steps to take prior to and after an opioid antagonist is adminis-
    10  tered, including calling first responders;
    11    (c) the number for the toll free office of  alcoholism  and  substance
    12  abuse services HOPE line;
    13    (d)  how  to  access  the  office  of  alcoholism  and substance abuse
    14  services' website; [and]
    15    (e) the application of good samaritan protections provided in  section
    16  three thousand-a of this chapter; and
    17    (f) any other information deemed relevant by the commissioner.
    18    The educational card shall be provided in languages other than English
    19  as  deemed  appropriate  by  the commissioner. The department shall make
    20  such informational cards available to  the  opioid  overdose  prevention
    21  programs.
    22    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    23  have become a law.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06770-01-9