Gibbs, Aubry, Gunther, Cruz, Glick, Woerner, Levenberg, Stirpe, Zinerman, Simon, Tapia, Bendett,
Brown K, Novakhov, Jackson
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 3309, Pub Health L
 
Directs the commissioner of health to establish guidelines for onsite opioid overdose response capacity in community centers; defines "community center".
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5024
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to guidelines for
onsite opioid overdose response capacity in community centers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 3309 of the
2 public health law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read
3 as follows:
4 (vi) "Community center" means a facility owned and operated by a
5 governmental agency or a nonprofit community organization; provided,
6 that the primary purpose of the facility is for recreation, social
7 welfare, community improvement or public assembly.
8 § 2. Section 3309 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
9 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
10 8. The commissioner shall establish guidelines for onsite opioid over-
11 dose response capacity in community centers.
12 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
13 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08503-01-3