Requires the department of health in conjunction with the department of corrections and community supervision to identify the short-term and long-term effects of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, synthetic hallucinatory substances and certain prescription drug exposure on law enforcement officers and correctional officers who repeatedly come into contact with such substances during screening efforts at correctional facilities, raids and arrests.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4627
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 10, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to require the department of health in conjunction with the
department of corrections and community supervision to study the
effects of certain substances on law enforcement officers involved in
investigations, raids, arrests and screenings at correctional facili-
ties
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The department of health and the department of corrections
2 and community supervision shall jointly conduct a study to identify the
3 short-term and long-term effects of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine,
4 cocaine, synthetic hallucinatory substances and certain prescription
5 drug exposure on law enforcement officers and correctional officers who
6 repeatedly come into contact with such substances during screening
7 efforts at correctional facilities, raids and arrests. The scope of such
8 study shall include:
9 (a) identifying short-term and long-term effects of repeated exposure;
10 (b) methods law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities can
11 utilize to identify and reduce repeated exposure;
12 (c) a study of the effectiveness of current treatments for exposure;
13 (d) establishing best practices to reduce short-term and long-term
14 health impacts in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section;
15 (e) any disparities in treatment opportunities for such exposure
16 throughout New York state;
17 (f) a recommendation on whether an increase in treatment opportunities
18 is necessary by providing regional centers of care; and
19 (g) any other topic or issue that is relevant or material to the
20 completion of this study.
21 § 2. The department of health and the department of corrections and
22 community supervision shall submit a report no later than one year after
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 the effective date of this act to the governor and to the legislature
2 detailing the departments' findings, conclusions and recommendations
3 based on such study.
4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
