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Assembly Bill A9982

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain locations and venues maintain a supply of opioid antagonists

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2023-A9982 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9289
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3309, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A4258, S3058

2023-A9982 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires nightlife establishments, sporting or event centers, theaters, concert venues, and amusement parks maintain a supply of opioid antagonists.

2023-A9982 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9982
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring  certain
   locations and venues maintain a supply of opioid antagonists
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 3309 of the public health law,  as
 added by chapter 83 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   8. The commissioner shall establish guidelines for onsite opioid over-
 dose  response  capacity  in nightlife establishments, SPORTING OR EVENT
 CENTERS, THEATERS, CONCERT VENUES, AND AMUSEMENT PARKS. SUCH  GUIDELINES
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  MAINTAINING  A SUPPLY OF UNEXPIRED OPIOID ANTAGONIST NASAL SPRAY;
 AND
   (B) HAVING EMPLOYED AND AT SUCH  LOCATION  WHENEVER  IN  OPERATION  AT
 LEAST  TWO  PERSONS  TRAINED  IN  IDENTIFYING OPIOID OVERDOSES AND USING
 OPIOID ANTAGONISTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14868-01-4

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