Legislation
SECTION 27-F
Requiring first aid materials in a workplace to include an opioid antagonist
Labor (LAB) CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE 2
* § 27-f. Requiring first aid materials in a workplace to include an
opioid antagonist. 1. All employers that are federally mandated by the
United States Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law,
91-596) and safety and health standards promulgated thereunder to have
first aid supplies readily available for the treatment of all injured
employees must have an opioid antagonist available for use in providing
first aid or emergency treatment at the workplace.
2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Employer" includes any person, corporation, limited liability
company, or association employing any individual in any occupation,
industry, trade, business, or service. The term "employer" shall not
include the state, any political subdivision of the state, a public
authority or any other governmental agency or instrumentality thereof.
(b) "Opioid antagonist" means the same as defined in section
thirty-three hundred nine of the public health law.
3. Administering an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section shall
be considered first aid or emergency treatment for purposes of section
three thousand-a of the public health law.
4. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations, in coordination with
the commissioner of health, to address the appropriate number of opioid
antagonists for workplaces based on the size of the workplace; the
training of personnel and use of such opioid antagonists; and any other
matter deemed necessary by such commissioner to effectuate this section.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
opioid antagonist. 1. All employers that are federally mandated by the
United States Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law,
91-596) and safety and health standards promulgated thereunder to have
first aid supplies readily available for the treatment of all injured
employees must have an opioid antagonist available for use in providing
first aid or emergency treatment at the workplace.
2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Employer" includes any person, corporation, limited liability
company, or association employing any individual in any occupation,
industry, trade, business, or service. The term "employer" shall not
include the state, any political subdivision of the state, a public
authority or any other governmental agency or instrumentality thereof.
(b) "Opioid antagonist" means the same as defined in section
thirty-three hundred nine of the public health law.
3. Administering an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section shall
be considered first aid or emergency treatment for purposes of section
three thousand-a of the public health law.
4. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations, in coordination with
the commissioner of health, to address the appropriate number of opioid
antagonists for workplaces based on the size of the workplace; the
training of personnel and use of such opioid antagonists; and any other
matter deemed necessary by such commissioner to effectuate this section.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026