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Assembly Bill A9882A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows advanced emergency medical technicians to order certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms

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2023-A9882 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9926
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3351, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5432, S3883

2023-A9882 - Summary

Allows advanced emergency medical technicians to order certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.

2023-A9882 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9882
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing  paramed-
   ics  to order certain controlled substances for use by a person with a
   substance use disorder to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 3351 of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Controlled substances may be ordered  for  use  by  [an  addict]  A
 PERSON  WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER or habitual user by a practitioner
 and administered by a practitioner [or], registered nurse, OR  PARAMEDIC
 to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15221-01-4

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2023-A9882A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9926
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3351, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5432, S3883

2023-A9882A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows advanced emergency medical technicians to order certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.

2023-A9882A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9882--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONALD,  FAHY,  WOERNER,  LUPARDO,  WALSH,
   J. A. GIGLIO,  JENSEN,  GUNTHER,  CRUZ,  LAVINE,   O'DONNELL,   REYES,
   BEEPHAN,  ANGELINO, LEMONDES, GALLAHAN, MAHER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Health
   --  again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing  advanced
   emergency  medical  technicians to order certain controlled substances
   for use by a person with a substance use  disorder  to  relieve  acute
   withdrawal symptoms
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3351 of the public health law,  as
 added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Controlled  substances  may  be  ordered  for use by [an addict] A
 PERSON WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER or habitual user by a  practitioner
 and  administered  by a practitioner [or], registered nurse, OR ADVANCED
 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15221-02-4

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