Senate Bill S4103

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4103

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to guidelines for
onsite opioid overdose response capacity in community centers

 
PURPOSE:

This is an extension of last year's S8633 (Comrie) chapter amendment
relating to establishing the nightlife opioid antagonist program

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The underlying legislation directs the Department of Health (DOH, the
Department) to establish a process for community centers to apply to
receive at least ten doses of opioid antagonist, free of charge, to have
on site to be administered to patrons in cases of emergency.  Partic-
ipating programs would be published on the Department's website and DOH
would offer training to establishment staff.

              

Changes included in this bill wrap community centers into the existing
opioid overdose prevention program administered by the Department of
Health that entities such as schools, public libraries, restaurants,
bars, stores and shopping malls, barber shops, beauty parlors, theaters,
sportscenters, and inns/hotels currently participate in.  Then, setting
any additional guidelines, processes and procedures through the regu-
lations process.

Under Public Health Law § 3309 registered participating entities receive
authorization to possess and administer antagonists they request from
DOH (at no cost) onhand under a general order/prescription, access to
training & information on overdose recognition, response and prevention,
and inclusion on a public registry on the DOH website.

 
EXISTING LAW:

§ 3309 of the Public Health Law

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This is an extension of last year's S8633 (Comrie) chapter amendment
relating to establishing the nightlife opioid antagonist program.

This bill would extend the executive's opioid overdose prevention
program to community centers or facilities operated by a governmental or
nonprofit community organization.

Rec centers, other areas of assembly, etc. are some of the key locations
in which this program can be administered to further save lives.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Ninetieth day after is shall become law.