Assembly Bill A206A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring homeless shelters to keep an opioid antagonist on hand, have at least one trained employee on duty at all times, and develop a training plan for opioid overdoses

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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A206 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A Title 3 §47, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9552
2019-2020: A110
2021-2022: A638

2023-A206 - Summary

Requires homeless shelters to keep an opioid antagonist on hand at all times and trained personnel when required by applicable law, regulation, code, or operating plan approved by a social services district or the commissioner otherwise requires employees to be at the premises; sets out the requirements for the training of those employees; develops a training plan for opioid overdoses in conjunction with a registered opioid overdose prevention program.

2023-A206 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    206
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  home-
   less  shelters to keep an opioid antagonist on hand, have at least one
   trained employee on duty at all times, and provide  an  opioid  antag-
   onist training program for residents
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new title 3 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 3
                  OPIOID ANTAGONISTS IN HOMELESS SHELTERS
 SECTION 47. OPIOID ANTAGONIST USE AND TRAINING.
   § 47. OPIOID ANTAGONIST USE AND TRAINING. 1. ANY PROVIDER OF TEMPORARY
 HOUSING ASSISTANCE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A FAMILY
 SHELTER, A SHELTER FOR ADULTS, A HOTEL, AN EMERGENCY APARTMENT, A DOMES-
 TIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, A RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTER,  OR  A  SAFE
 HOUSE FOR REFUGEES OPERATING IN THIS STATE SHALL HAVE AT ITS PREMISES AT
 ALL TIMES:
   (A)  AN  OPIOID  ANTAGONIST  AND  A METHOD OF ADMINISTERING IT ON SITE
 WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A NALOXONE KIT; AND
   (B) AT A MINIMUM, ONE EMPLOYEE TRAINED IN  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  AN
 OPIOID ANTAGONIST ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES.
   2.  ALL  EMPLOYEES OF PROVIDERS OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC HOUSING ASSISTANCE
 WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST SHALL:
   (A) HAVE COMPLETED AN INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE  A
 DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  REGISTERED  OPIOID  OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING
 PROGRAM;
   (B) COMPLETE A REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00670-01-3
              

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2023-A206A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A Title 3 §47, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9552
2019-2020: A110
2021-2022: A638

2023-A206A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires homeless shelters to keep an opioid antagonist on hand at all times and trained personnel when required by applicable law, regulation, code, or operating plan approved by a social services district or the commissioner otherwise requires employees to be at the premises; sets out the requirements for the training of those employees; develops a training plan for opioid overdoses in conjunction with a registered opioid overdose prevention program.

2023-A206A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  206--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, STIRPE -- read once and referred to
   the  Committee  on  Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Social Services in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported
   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring home-
   less shelters to keep an opioid antagonist on hand, have at least  one
   trained  employee  on  duty at all times, and provide an opioid antag-
   onist training program for residents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 2-A of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new title 3 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 3
                  OPIOID ANTAGONISTS IN HOMELESS SHELTERS
 SECTION 47. OPIOID ANTAGONIST USE AND TRAINING.
   § 47. OPIOID ANTAGONIST USE AND TRAINING. 1. ANY PROVIDER OF TEMPORARY
 HOUSING ASSISTANCE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A FAMILY
 SHELTER, A SHELTER FOR ADULTS, A HOTEL, AN EMERGENCY APARTMENT, A DOMES-
 TIC  VIOLENCE  SHELTER,  A RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTER, OR A SAFE
 HOUSE FOR REFUGEES OPERATING IN THIS STATE SHALL HAVE AT ITS PREMISES:
   (A) AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST AND A METHOD OF ADMINISTERING IT ON  SITE  AT
 ALL TIMES WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A NALOXONE KIT; AND
   (B)  AT  A  MINIMUM,  ONE EMPLOYEE TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN
 OPIOID ANTAGONIST ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES WHEN APPLICABLE LAW,  REGULATION,
 CODE,  OR  OPERATING  PLAN APPROVED BY A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT OR THE
 COMMISSIONER OTHERWISE REQUIRES EMPLOYEES TO BE AT THE PREMISES.
   2. ALL EMPLOYEES OF PROVIDERS OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE WHO  ARE
 AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST SHALL:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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