Bill Text: NY A07197 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires members of the state, county, city, village and town police, sheriff's departments, fire departments and emergency medical service providers to be trained in the administration of opioid antagonists.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-06 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A07197 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7197
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 12, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, the county law, the general municipal
          law and the public health law, in relation to requiring members of the
          state  police,  city  police  departments, sheriff's departments, fire
          departments and emergency medical service providers to be  trained  in
          the administration of opioid antagonists
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  221-e
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  221-e.  Opioid antagonist training and use. 1. Definitions. As used
     4  in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     5    (a) "Opioid" means  an  opiate  as  defined  in  section  thirty-three
     6  hundred two of the public health law.
     7    (b)  "Opioid antagonist" means a federal food and drug administration-
     8  approved drug that, when administered, negates or neutralizes  in  whole
     9  or  in  part  the  pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body. The
    10  opioid antagonist is limited to naloxone or other  medications  approved
    11  by the department of health for this purpose.
    12    2.  All members of the state police shall be required to be trained in
    13  the administration of opioid antagonists and shall carry  opioid  antag-
    14  onists in their vehicles when on duty.
    15    3. All members of the state police shall:
    16    (a)  complete an initial training program, which may include a depart-
    17  ment of health registered opioid overdose prevention training program;
    18    (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
    19    (c) contact the emergency medical system  during  any  response  to  a
    20  victim  of suspected drug overdose and advise if an opioid antagonist is
    21  being used;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (d) comply with protocols for response to victims  of  suspected  drug
     2  overdose; and
     3    (e)  report all responses to victims of suspected drug overdose to the
     4  department of health.
     5    4. The costs of training and purchasing opioid  antagonists  shall  be
     6  paid  for out of the department of corrections and community supervision
     7  asset forfeiture account established under section  ninety-seven-ooo  of
     8  the state finance law.
     9    §  2. The county law is amended by adding a new section 663 to read as
    10  follows:
    11    § 663. Opioid antagonist training and use. 1. Definitions. As used  in
    12  this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
    13    (a)  "Opioid"  means  an  opiate  as  defined  in section thirty-three
    14  hundred two of the public health law.
    15    (b) "Opioid antagonist" means a federal food and drug  administration-
    16  approved  drug  that, when administered, negates or neutralizes in whole
    17  or in part the pharmacological effects of an opioid  in  the  body.  The
    18  opioid  antagonist  is limited to naloxone or other medications approved
    19  by the department of health for this purpose.
    20    2. All sheriffs, undersheriffs, and deputy sheriffs shall be  required
    21  to  be  trained  in  the  administration of opioid antagonists and shall
    22  carry opioid antagonists in their vehicles when on duty.
    23    3. All sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs shall:
    24    (a) complete an initial training program, which may include a  depart-
    25  ment of health registered opioid overdose prevention training program;
    26    (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
    27    (c)  contact  the  emergency  medical  system during any response to a
    28  victim of suspected drug overdose and advise if an opioid antagonist  is
    29  being used;
    30    (d)  comply  with  protocols for response to victims of suspected drug
    31  overdose; and
    32    (e) report all responses to victims of suspected drug overdose to  the
    33  department of health.
    34    4.  The  costs  of training and purchasing opioid antagonists shall be
    35  paid for out of the department of corrections and community  supervision
    36  asset  forfeiture  account established under section ninety-seven-ooo of
    37  the state finance law.
    38    § 3. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
    39  209-ff to read as follows:
    40    §  209-ff. Opioid antagonist training and use. 1. Definitions. As used
    41  in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
    42    (a) "Opioid" means  an  opiate  as  defined  in  section  thirty-three
    43  hundred two of the public health law.
    44    (b)  "Opioid antagonist" means a federal food and drug administration-
    45  approved drug that, when administered, negates or neutralizes  in  whole
    46  or  in  part  the  pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body. The
    47  opioid antagonist is limited to naloxone or other  medications  approved
    48  by the department of health for this purpose.
    49    2.  All  members  of a police or fire department organized at the city
    50  level shall be required to be trained in the  administration  of  opioid
    51  antagonists and shall carry opioid antagonists in their vehicles when on
    52  duty.
    53    3.  All  members  of a police or fire department organized at the city
    54  level shall:
    55    (a) complete an initial training program, which may include a  depart-
    56  ment of health registered opioid overdose prevention training program;
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     1    (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
     2    (c)  contact  the  emergency  medical  system during any response to a
     3  victim of suspected drug overdose and advise if an opioid antagonist  is
     4  being used;
     5    (d)  comply  with  protocols for response to victims of suspected drug
     6  overdose; and
     7    (e) report all responses to victims of suspected drug overdose to  the
     8  department of health.
     9    4.  The  costs  of training and purchasing opioid antagonists shall be
    10  paid for out of the department of corrections and community  supervision
    11  asset  forfeiture  account established under section ninety-seven-ooo of
    12  the state finance law.
    13    § 4. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  3000-e
    14  to read as follows:
    15    §  3000-e. Opioid antagonist training and use. 1. Definitions. As used
    16  in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
    17    (a) "Opioid" means  an  opiate  as  defined  in  section  thirty-three
    18  hundred two of this chapter.
    19    (b)  "Opioid antagonist" means a federal food and drug administration-
    20  approved drug that, when administered, negates or neutralizes  in  whole
    21  or  in  part  the  pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body. The
    22  opioid antagonist is limited to naloxone or other  medications  approved
    23  by the department for this purpose.
    24    2. Anyone who provides emergency medical services shall be required to
    25  be  trained  in the administration of opioid antagonists and shall carry
    26  opioid antagonists in their vehicle when on duty.
    27    3. Anyone who provides emergency medical services shall:
    28    (a) complete an initial training program, which may include a  depart-
    29  ment registered opioid overdose prevention training program;
    30    (b) complete a refresher training program at least every two years;
    31    (c)  contact  the  emergency  medical  system during any response to a
    32  victim of suspected drug overdose and advise if an opioid antagonist  is
    33  being used;
    34    (d)  comply  with  protocols for response to victims of suspected drug
    35  overdose; and
    36    (e) report all responses to victims of suspected drug overdose to  the
    37  department.
    38    4.  The  costs  of training and purchasing opioid antagonists shall be
    39  paid for out of the department of corrections and community  supervision
    40  asset  forfeiture  account established under section ninety-seven-ooo of
    41  the state finance law.
    42    § 5. This act shall take effect 1 year after it shall  have  become  a
    43  law.