Senate Bill S8550

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires members of the state police, city police departments and sheriff departments to be trained in the administration of opioid antagonists and to carry opioid antagonists in their vehicles

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 09, 2018	referred to finance

2017-S8550 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1460
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §221-e, Exec L; add §663, County L; add §209-ff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: A10492

2017-S8550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires members of the state police, city police departments and sheriffs, undersheriffs, and deputy sheriffs to be trained in the administration of opioid antagonists and to carry opioid antagonists in their vehicles and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

2017-S8550 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8550

SPONSOR: BOYLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, the county law and the general munic-
ipal law, in relation to requiring members of the state police, city
police departments and sheriff's departments to be trained in the admin-
istration of opioid antagonists; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To inform and prepare law enforcement officers, who are typically the
first responders in opioid overdose situations, to be able to administer
naloxone - an opioid antagonist.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the executive law to require all members of the state
police to be trained in the administration of opioid antagonists. It is

also required that the state police carry opioid antagonists in their
vehicles when on duty.

Section two amends the county law to require all sheriffs, undersher-
iffs, and deputy sheriffs to be trained and held to the same protocols
regarding opioid antagonists as the state police in section one. County
governments may opt-out by adopting a resolution stating their reasons
for not participating.

Section three amends the general municipal law to require all members of
a city police department to be trained and held to the same protocols
regarding opioid antagonists as the state police in section one. City
governments may opt-out by adopting a resolution stating their reasons
for not participating.

Section four provides this act shall take effect one year after it
becomes law and shall expire and be deemed repealed six years after such
date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

After an opioid overdose timely medical intervention is of the essence
and any reduction in reaction time can save lives. As of December 31,
2015, law enforcement agencies from 56 counties in New York State have
reported to the state Department of Health the use of naloxone.  Accord-
ing to 2015 New York State Opioid Poisoning, Overdose and Prevention
report prepared by the Department of Health, 75.8 percent of those
naloxone administrations involved a heroin overdose and 42.4 percent
involved a person between the ages of 25 and 34. The efficacy of nalox-
one can be seen in the rate of success: "As 2015 ended, 770 trained law
enforcement responders reported that 958 individuals (87.3 percent) to
whom they had administered naloxone responded to it. Fifty-two of them
(4.7percent) did not live." As of the end of 2015 nearly 8,000 law
enforcement agents have received training in the use of naloxone, but
with the opioid and heroin epidemic continuing to ravage communities
across New York State more work is needed. From 2009 to 2013, the last
full year for which data are available, the number of heroin related
deaths increased by 163 percent to 637 while opioid analgesics increased
by 30 percent to 952. Equipping state police, sheriff departments, and
city police departments with the tools and training they need to be as
effective as possible on the front lines of the opioid and heroin
addiction epidemic is a common sense step forward.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A10492 of 2016 - referred to Codes Committee.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect one year after it becomes law and shall
expire and be deemed repealed six years after such date.

2017-S8550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8550
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the county law and the general munic-
   ipal law, in relation to requiring members of the state  police,  city
   police  departments  and  sheriff's  departments  to be trained in the
   administration of opioid antagonists; and providing for the repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  221-e
 to read as follows:
   §  221-E.  OPIOID ANTAGONIST TRAINING AND USE. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED
 IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "OPIOID" MEANS  AN  OPIATE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  THIRTY-THREE
 HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (B)  "OPIOID ANTAGONIST" MEANS A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION-
 APPROVED DRUG THAT, WHEN ADMINISTERED, NEGATES OR NEUTRALIZES  IN  WHOLE
 OR  IN  PART  THE  PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID IN THE BODY. THE
 OPIOID ANTAGONIST IS LIMITED TO NALOXONE OR OTHER  MEDICATIONS  APPROVED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   2.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE TRAINED IN
 THE ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS AND SHALL CARRY  OPIOID  ANTAG-
 ONISTS IN THEIR VEHICLES WHEN ON DUTY, WHENEVER REASONABLY PRACTICAL.
   3. ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL:
   (A)  COMPLETE AN INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A DEPART-
 MENT OF HEALTH REGISTERED OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM;
   (B) COMPLETE A REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS;
   (C) CONTACT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM  DURING  ANY  RESPONSE  TO  A
 VICTIM  OF  A SUSPECTED DRUG OVERDOSE AND ADVISE IF AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST
 IS BEING USED;
   (D) COMPLY WITH PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONSE TO VICTIMS  OF  SUSPECTED  DRUG
 OVERDOSE; AND
   (E)  REPORT ALL RESPONSES TO VICTIMS OF SUSPECTED DRUG OVERDOSE TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02534-01-7

 S. 8550                             2
 
   § 2. The county law is amended by adding a new section 663 to read  as
 follows:
   §  663. OPIOID ANTAGONIST TRAINING AND USE. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "OPIOID" MEANS  AN  OPIATE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  THIRTY-THREE
 HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (B)  "OPIOID ANTAGONIST" MEANS A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION-
 APPROVED DRUG THAT, WHEN ADMINISTERED, NEGATES OR NEUTRALIZES  IN  WHOLE
 OR  IN  PART  THE  PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID IN THE BODY. THE
 OPIOID ANTAGONIST IS LIMITED TO NALOXONE OR OTHER  MEDICATIONS  APPROVED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   2.  ALL SHERIFFS, UNDERSHERIFFS, AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS SHALL BE REQUIRED
 TO BE TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION  OF  OPIOID  ANTAGONISTS  AND  SHALL
 CARRY OPIOID ANTAGONIST IN THEIR VEHICLES WHEN ON DUTY, WHENEVER REASON-
 ABLY  PRACTICAL;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT COUNTY GOVERNMENTS MAY OPT OUT
 OF THIS PROVISION BY ADOPTING A RESOLUTION STATING THEIR REASONS FOR NOT
 PARTICIPATING.
   3. ALL SHERIFFS, UNDERSHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS SHALL:
   (A) COMPLETE AN INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A  DEPART-
 MENT OF HEALTH REGISTERED OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM;
   (B) COMPLETE A REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS;
   (C)  CONTACT  THE  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SYSTEM DURING ANY RESPONSE TO A
 VICTIM OF SUSPECTED DRUG OVERDOSE AND ADVISE IF AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST  IS
 BEING USED;
   (D)  COMPLY  WITH  PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF SUSPECTED DRUG
 OVERDOSE; AND
   (E) REPORT ALL RESPONSES TO VICTIMS OF SUSPECTED DRUG OVERDOSE TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
   §  3.  The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new section
 209-ff to read as follows:
   § 209-FF. OPIOID ANTAGONIST TRAINING AND USE. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS  USED
 IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "OPIOID"  MEANS  AN  OPIATE  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION THIRTY-THREE
 HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (B) "OPIOID ANTAGONIST" MEANS A FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG  ADMINISTRATION-
 APPROVED  DRUG  THAT, WHEN ADMINISTERED, NEGATES OR NEUTRALIZES IN WHOLE
 OR IN PART THE PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID  IN  THE  BODY.  THE
 OPIOID  ANTAGONIST  IS LIMITED TO NALOXONE OR OTHER MEDICATIONS APPROVED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   2. ALL MEMBERS OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT  ORGANIZED  AT  THE  CITY  LEVEL
 SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO BE TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAG-
 ONISTS AND SHALL CARRY OPIOID ANTAGONISTS  IN  THEIR  VEHICLES  WHEN  ON
 DUTY,  WHENEVER  REASONABLY  PRACTICAL;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  CITY
 GOVERNMENTS MAY OPT OUT OF THIS PROVISION BY ADOPTING A RESOLUTION STAT-
 ING THEIR REASONS FOR NOT PARTICIPATING.
   3. ALL MEMBERS OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT  ORGANIZED  AT  THE  CITY  LEVEL
 SHALL:
   (A)  COMPLETE AN INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A DEPART-
 MENT OF HEALTH REGISTERED OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM;
   (B) COMPLETE A REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS;
   (C) CONTACT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM  DURING  ANY  RESPONSE  TO  A
 VICTIM  OF SUSPECTED DRUG OVERDOSE AND ADVISE IF AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST IS
 BEING USED;
   (D) COMPLY WITH PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONSE TO VICTIMS  OF  SUSPECTED  DRUG
 OVERDOSE; AND

 S. 8550                             3
 
   (E)  REPORT ALL RESPONSES TO VICTIMS OF SUSPECTED DRUG OVERDOSE TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
   §  4. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law and shall expire and be deemed repealed six years after such date.

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