STATE OF NEW YORK
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9882
IN ASSEMBLY
April 26, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing paramed-
ics to order certain controlled substances for use by a person with a
substance use disorder to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3351 of the public health law, as
2 added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
3 2. Controlled substances may be ordered for use by [an addict] a
4 person with a substance use disorder or habitual user by a practitioner
5 and administered by a practitioner [or], registered nurse, or paramedic
6 to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15221-01-4
