Requires public residential buildings that receive funding through the department of housing and urban development or the division of housing and community renewal to have a supply of at least one dose of naloxone readily accessible for residential use as provided by OASAS.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5121
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 12, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requiring certain
public residential buildings to maintain a supply of naloxone
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
229 to read as follows:
§ 229. NALOXONE IN CERTAIN PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. 1. ANY PUBLIC
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING THAT RECEIVES FUNDING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OR THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
RENEWAL SHALL HAVE A SUPPLY OF AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF NALOXONE READILY
ACCESSIBLE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.
2. SUCH NALOXONE SHALL BE LOCATED IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING
WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO A LOBBY, HALLWAY, OR
COMMON LIVING SPACE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL RESIDENTS IN THE BUILDING, OR IN
ANOTHER LOCATION IN THE BUILDING WHERE IT IS CLEARLY VISIBLE AND ACCES-
SIBLE TO BUILDING RESIDENTS.
3. SUCH NALOXONE SHALL BE STORED IN A SECURE, CLOSED, BUT UNLOCKED
CONTAINER WHICH IS READILY ACCESSIBLE BY BUILDING RESIDENTS.
4. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES
AND SUPPORTS TO MAINTAIN SUCH SUPPLY OF NALOXONE. THE BUILDING MANAGER
SHALL COORDINATE WITH SUCH OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF
NALOXONE IS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES.
5. FUNDING FOR SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE OF
ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS AND THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND ESTAB-
LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-NN OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08165-01-5
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