Bill Text: NY A00750 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a training program for first responders for responding to victims of suspected drug overdose and the administration of opioid antagonists.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to health [A00750 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A00750-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           750

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 11, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health

        AN ACT to amend the public health law and the executive law, in relation
          to establishing a training program for first responders for responding
          to victims of suspected drug overdose and 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. Section 3309 of the public health law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     3    8. The commissioner, in consultation with  municipal  police  training
     4  council and the superintendent of state police, shall develop a training
     5  program  and  associated  training materials, to provide instruction and
     6  information to police officers and emergency medical services  personnel
     7  on  protocols for response to victims of suspected drug overdose and the
     8  administration of opioid antagonists.
     9    § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3055  to
    10  read as follows:
    11    § 3055. Opioid overdose prevention. The commissioner shall provide the
    12  training  program  relating  to  protocols  for  response  to victims of
    13  suspected drug overdose and the  administration  of  opioid  antagonists
    14  pursuant  to  section  thirty-three  hundred nine of this chapter to all
    15  emergency medical services personnel  including,  but  not  limited  to,
    16  first  responders,  emergency  medical  technicians,  advanced emergency
    17  medical technicians and emergency vehicle operators.
    18    § 3. Section 840 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    19  subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    20    8. The council shall, in addition:
    21    (a)  Develop,  maintain  and  disseminate,  in  consultation  with the
    22  commissioner of health, written policies and procedures consistent  with
    23  section  thirty-three  hundred  nine of the public health law, regarding

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00938-01-3
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     1  protocols for response to victims of suspected  drug  overdose  and  the
     2  administration of opioid antagonists. Such policies and procedures shall
     3  make provisions for the education and training of new and veteran police
     4  officers  on  the  protocols  for  response to victims of suspected drug
     5  overdose and the administration of opioid antagonists; and
     6    (b) Recommend to the governor, rules and regulations with  respect  to
     7  the  establishment  and implementation on an ongoing basis of a training
     8  program for all current and new police officers regarding  the  policies
     9  and  procedures  established  pursuant  to  this subdivision, along with
    10  recommendations for periodic retraining of police officers.
    11    § 4. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  214-i  to
    12  read as follows:
    13    § 214-i. Opioid overdose prevention. The superintendent shall, for all
    14  members of the state police:
    15    1. Develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the commis-
    16  sioner  of  health,  written  policies  and  procedures  consistent with
    17  section thirty-three hundred nine of the public  health  law,  regarding
    18  protocols  for  response  to  victims of suspected drug overdose and the
    19  administration of opioid antagonists. Such policies and procedures shall
    20  make provisions for the education and training of new and veteran police
    21  officers on the protocols for response  to  victims  of  suspected  drug
    22  overdose and the administration of opioid antagonists; and
    23    2.  Recommend  to  the governor, rules and regulations with respect to
    24  establishment and implementation on  an  ongoing  basis  of  a  training
    25  program  for  all current and new police officers regarding the policies
    26  and procedures established pursuant  to  this  subdivision,  along  with
    27  recommendations for periodic retraining of police officers.
    28    § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    29  it  shall have become a law; provided, however, that the commissioner of
    30  health may promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the imple-
    31  mentation of this act on or before such effective date.