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                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2022
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 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to alcohol and opioid
   overdose data, and to amend chapter 66 of the laws of  2016,  amending
   the  public  health law relating to reporting of opioid overdose data,
   in relation to the effectiveness thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 5 of section 3309 of the public health law, as
 added by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the  public  health  law
 relating  to  reporting of alcohol overdose data and amending chapter 66
 of the laws of 2016 amending the public health law relating to reporting
 of opioid overdose data, as proposed in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.
 6571 and A. 6166-A, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  The  commissioner  shall publish findings on statewide opioid [and
 alcohol] overdose data that  reviews  overdose  death  rates  and  other
 information  to  ascertain changes in the cause and rates of opioid [and
 alcohol] overdoses, including fatal opioid [and alcohol] overdoses.  The
 report  shall  be submitted annually, on or before October first, to the
 governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  the  speaker  of  the
 assembly  and  the  chairs of the senate and assembly health committees,
 and shall be made public  on  the  department's  internet  website.  The
 report shall include, at a minimum, the following information on a coun-
 ty basis:
   (a)  information  on  opioid  [and  alcohol] overdoses and opioid [and
 alcohol]  overdose  deaths,  including  age,  gender,   ethnicity,   and
 geographic location;
   (b)  data  on  emergency  room utilization for the treatment of opioid
 [and alcohol] overdose;
   (c) data on utilization of pre-hospital services;
   (d) data on the dispensing and utilization of opioid antagonists; and
   (e) any other information necessary to ascertain the  success  of  the
 program,  areas  of  the  state which are experiencing particularly high
 rates of  overdoses,  ways  to  determine  if  services,  resources  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 responses  in particular areas of the state are having a positive impact
 on reducing overdoses, and ways to further reduce overdoses.
   §  2. Subdivision 6 of section 3309 of the public health law, as added
 by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating
 to reporting of alcohol overdose data and amending  chapter  66  of  the
 laws  of  2016  amending  the public health law relating to reporting of
 opioid overdose data, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  6571
 and A.  6166-A, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  The  commissioner  shall  provide the current information and data
 specified by each type of drug included in the report required by subdi-
 vision five of this section to each county every  three  months.  [Such]
 THE  OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE A
 HYPERLINK TO SUCH information and data [shall be posted on the office of
 addiction services and supports' website and] WHICH may be utilized by a
 county or any combination thereof as it  works  to  address  the  opioid
 epidemic.
   §  3. Section 2 of chapter 66 of the laws of 2016, amending the public
 health law, relating to reporting of opioid overdose data, as amended by
 a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public health law relating to
 reporting of alcohol overdose data and amending chapter 66 of  the  laws
 of  2016  amending the public health law relating to reporting of opioid
 overdose data, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6571  and  A.
 6166-A, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 SUBDIVISION 6 OF SECTION 3309 OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW,  AS  ADDED  BY
 SECTION  ONE  OF THIS ACT, SHALL EXPIRE AND BE DEEMED REPEALED MARCH 31,
 2027.
   § 4. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  2998-f
 to read as follows:
   §  2998-F.  REPORTING  OF THE HEALTH RISK FACTORS OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL
 CONSUMPTION.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  COLLABORATION  WITH  THE  OFFICE  OF
 ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SHALL COLLECT
 DATA  ON AND REPORT THE HEALTH RISK FACTOR OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMP-
 TION AND ALCOHOL POISONING, INCLUDING THE  RISK  FACTORS  OF  HEAVY  AND
 BINGE  DRINKING.  THE  REPORT  SHALL BE SUBMITTED ANNUALLY, ON OR BEFORE
 NOVEMBER FIRST, TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF SENATE,  THE
 SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE
 HEALTH COMMITTEES. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION ON A COUNTY BASIS:
   (A) INFORMATION ON EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND ALCOHOL POISONING
 DEATHS, INCLUDING AGE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION;
   (B) DATA ON EMERGENCY ROOM UTILIZATION FOR THE  TREATMENT  OF  ALCOHOL
 POISONING; AND
   (C)  ANY  OTHER  INFORMATION NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN AREAS OF THE STATE
 WHICH ARE EXPERIENCING PARTICULARLY  HIGH  RATES  OF  EXCESSIVE  ALCOHOL
 CONSUMPTION  AND  ALCOHOL  POISONING,  WAYS  TO  DETERMINE  IF SERVICES,
 RESOURCES, AND RESPONSES IN PARTICULAR AREAS OF THE STATE AREA HAVING  A
 POSITIVE  IMPACT  ON  REDUCING EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND ALCOHOL
 POISONING. SUCH REPORTING MAY BE THROUGH A WEB-BASED DASHBOARD.
   § 5. This act shall take effect  immediately,  provided  however  that
 sections  one,  two  and  four of this act shall take effect on the same
 date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws  of  2021  amending
 the public health law relating to reporting of alcohol overdose data and
 amending  chapter  66 of the laws of 2016 amending the public health law
 relating to reporting of opioid overdose data, as proposed  in  legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 6571 and A. 6166-A, takes effect.