Requires that in state offices with ten or more full time staff present, one staff member shall be required to be trained in the administration of opioid antagonists.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9603
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation
to requiring staff members of state offices with ten or more members
to be trained in the administration of opioid antagonists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 171 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 171. Opioid antagonist training and use. 1. Definitions. As used in
4 this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
5 (a) "Opioid" means an opiate as defined in section thirty-three
6 hundred two of the public health law.
7 (b) "Opioid antagonist" means a federal food and drug administration-
8 approved drug that, when administered, negates or neutralizes in whole
9 or in part the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body. The
10 opioid antagonist is limited to naloxone or other medications approved
11 by the department of health for this purpose.
12 2. In state offices with ten or more full time staff present, one
13 staff member shall be required to be trained in the administration of
14 opioid antagonists.
15 3. Such staff member shall:
16 (a) complete an initial training program, which may include any
17 department of health approved opioid overdose prevention training
18 program;
19 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
20 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to a
21 victim of suspected drug overdose and advise if an opioid antagonist is
22 being used;
23 (d) comply with protocols for response to victims of suspected drug
24 overdose; and
25 (e) report all responses to victims of suspected drug overdose to the
26 department of health.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 4. The costs of training and purchasing opioid antagonists shall be
2 paid for out of the department of health's grant established by Centers
3 for Disease Control and Prevention.
4 5. Use of an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section shall be
5 considered first aid or emergency treatment for the purpose of any stat-
6 ute relating to liability pursuant to section thirty-three hundred nine
7 of the public health law.
8 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3000-e
9 to read as follows:
10 § 3000-e. Opioid antagonist training and use. 1. Definitions. As used
11 in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
12 (a) "Opioid" means an opiate as defined in section thirty-three
13 hundred two of this chapter.
14 (b) "Opioid antagonist" means a federal food and drug administration-
15 approved drug that, when administered, negates or neutralizes in whole
16 or in part the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body. The
17 opioid antagonist is limited to naloxone or other medications approved
18 by the department of health for this purpose.
19 2. In state offices with ten or more full time staff present, one
20 staff member shall be required to be trained in the administration of
21 opioid antagonists.
22 3. Such staff member shall:
23 (a) complete an initial training program, which may include any
24 department of health approved opioid overdose prevention training
25 program;
26 (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
27 (c) contact the emergency medical system during any response to a
28 victim of suspected drug overdose and advise if an opioid antagonist is
29 being used;
30 (d) comply with protocols for response to victims of suspected drug
31 overdose; and
32 (e) report all responses to victims of suspected drug overdose to the
33 department of health.
34 4. The costs of training and purchasing opioid antagonists shall be
35 paid for out of the department of health's grant established by Centers
36 for Disease Control and Prevention.
37 5. Use of an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section shall be
38 considered first aid or emergency treatment for the purpose of any stat-
39 ute relating to liability pursuant to section thirty-three hundred nine
40 of this chapter.
41 § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
42 law.