S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2253
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing and
establishing a training program for paramedics for the administration
of buprenorphine
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3309 of the public health law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A TRAINING PROGRAM AND ASSOCIATED
TRAINING MATERIALS FOR PARAMEDICS PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
ON PROTOCOLS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF BUPRENORPHINE UPON THE ADMINIS-
TRATION OF NALOXONE. PARAMEDICS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO CARRY BUPRENOR-
PHINE FOR ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SUCH PROTOCOLS IN CASES OF A
SUSPECTED OVERDOSE. SUCH PROTOCOLS SHALL PERMIT THE ADMINISTRATION OF
BUPRENORPHINE UPON A PARAMEDIC RECEIVING:
(A) AUTHORIZATION FROM THE PHYSICIAN SUPERVISING SUCH PARAMEDIC; AND
(B) INFORMED CONSENT FROM THE PERSON RECEIVING SUCH EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES.
§ 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3055 to
read as follows:
§ 3055. BUPRENORPHINE ADMINISTRATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE
THE TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF BUPRENORPHINE
UPON THE ADMINISTRATION OF NALOXONE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TEN OF
SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED NINE OF THIS CHAPTER TO ALL PARAMEDICS
PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH TRAINING
PARAMEDICS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO CARRY BUPRENORPHINE FOR ADMINISTRATION
IN CASES OF A SUSPECTED OVERDOSE PURSUANT TO THE ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05629-01-5
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