Senate Bill S603

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the use of opioid antagonists in schools

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S603 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A304
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309, Pub Health L; add §922, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S7661, A10024

2015-S603 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the use of opioid antagonists in schools.

2015-S603 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S603 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   603

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation
  to providing for the use of opioid antagonists in schools  for  opioid
  overdose prevention

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  3  of
section  3309  of  the  public health law, as added by chapter 42 of the
laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  (iv) "Opioid antagonist recipient" or "recipient" means  a  person  at
risk  of  experiencing  an  opioid-related overdose, or a family member,
friend or other person in a position to assist a person experiencing  or
at  risk  of experiencing an opioid-related overdose, or an organization
registered as an opioid overdose prevention  program  pursuant  to  this
section,   OR  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES, COUNTY  VOCATIONAL  EDUCATION  AND  EXTENSION  BOARD,  CHARTER
SCHOOL,  NON-PUBLIC  ELEMENTARY  AND/OR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE STATE OR
ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY SUCH DISTRICT, BOARD OR SCHOOL.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section  3309  of  the  public  health  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  42  of  the  laws  of  2014, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. Use of an opioid antagonist  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be
considered first aid or emergency treatment for the purpose of any stat-
ute relating to liability.
  A  recipient,  opioid  overdose  prevention  program, SCHOOL DISTRICT,
BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, COUNTY  VOCATIONAL  EDUCATION
AND  EXTENSION  BOARD,  CHARTER  SCHOOL,  NON-PUBLIC  ELEMENTARY  AND/OR
SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE STATE, OR ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY SUCH  DISTRICT,
BOARD  OR SCHOOL under this section, acting reasonably and in good faith

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

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