Bill Text: NY A09882 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Allows advanced emergency medical technicians to order certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-28 - print number 9882a [A09882 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A09882-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9882--A IN ASSEMBLY April 26, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY, WOERNER, LUPARDO, WALSH, J. A. GIGLIO, JENSEN, GUNTHER, CRUZ, LAVINE, O'DONNELL, REYES, BEEPHAN, ANGELINO, LEMONDES, GALLAHAN, MAHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing advanced emergency medical technicians 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 advanced 6 emergency medical technician 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. LBD15221-02-4
