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Assembly Bill A10062

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires certain information pertaining to opioid overdose to be made available to the public

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2015-A10062 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3309, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1457

2015-A10062 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain information pertaining to opioid overdose to be made available to the public in an easily searchable and viewable format, including, but not limited to, information on opioid overdose deaths, type of opioid used, and the use of emergency room, pre-hospital services, and opioid antagonists.

2015-A10062 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10062

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring  certain
  information  pertaining to opioid overdose to be made available to the
  public

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 3309 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6. A VERSION OF THE  REPORT  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  BE  MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND ONLINE IN AN EASILY
SEARCHABLE AND VIEWABLE FORMAT THAT INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, THE  FOLLOW-
ING INFORMATION:
  (A)  INFORMATION  ON  OPIOID  OVERDOSE  DEATHS, INCLUDING AGE, GENDER,
ETHNICITY, AND COUNTY OF ORIGIN;
  (B) DATA SEPARATING OUT, TO THE MOST ACCURATE DEGREE POSSIBLE,  DEATHS
CAUSED  BY  PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS, HEROIN, FENTANYL, AND OTHER OPIOIDS AS
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER;
  (C) DATA ON EMERGENCY ROOM UTILIZATION FOR  THE  TREATMENT  OF  OPIOID
OVERDOSE;
  (D) DATA ON UTILIZATION OF PRE-HOSPITAL SERVICES;
  (E) DATA ON UTILIZATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS;
  (F) HISTORICAL DATA, AS AVAILABLE, GOING BACK AT LEAST FIVE YEARS; AND
  (G)  ANY  OTHER  INFORMATION NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN THE SUCCESS OF THE
PROGRAM AND WAYS TO FURTHER REDUCE OVERDOSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14966-01-6

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