Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2014 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Assembly Bill A10120
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCDONALD
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A10120 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7654
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §19.26, Ment Hyg L
2013-A10120 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10120 I N A S S E M B L Y June 16, 2014 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. McDonald) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a public awareness campaign on heroin and opioid addiction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby establishes a public awareness and educational campaign to inform the public about heroin and prescription opioid pain medication addiction. Heroin and other opioids are highly addictive and as a result, a public health crisis has emerged in New York State. This campaign will complement existing programs administered by the Department of Health and the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services on prescription pain medication awareness. The educational campaign will be statewide and should be designed to alert youth, parents, high risk populations, and the general population by providing educational materials on the subjects to schools and community groups. S 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 19.26 to read as follows: S 19.26 HEROIN AND PRESCRIPTION OPIOID PAIN MEDICATION ADDICTION AWARE- NESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPART- MENT OF HEALTH, SHALL DEVELOP, ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC AWARE- NESS AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN ON HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION. (A) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON: (I) THE DANGERS OF THE ABUSE OF HEROIN AND THE HIGH RISK OF ADDICTION; (II) THE DANGERS OF MISUSE AND ABUSE OF OPIOIDS AND THE HIGH RISK OF ADDICTION; (III) HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF ADDICTION FOR NON-MEDICAL PROFES- SIONALS; (IV) THE PROMOTION OF THE OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED NINE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AND THE GOOD SAMARITAN LAW, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 220.03 AND 220.78 OF THE PENAL LAW AND SECTION 390.40 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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