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NY A00638
Bill
Status
1/6/2021
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Requires all temporary housing assistance providers (including family shelters, adult shelters, hotels, emergency apartments, domestic violence shelters, runaway and homeless youth shelters, and safe houses for refugees) to maintain an opioid antagonist and a method of administering it on site at all times.
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Mandates at least one employee trained in opioid antagonist administration be on duty at all times at each facility.
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Requires all employees authorized to administer opioid antagonists to complete initial training through a department of health registered program and refresher training at least every two years.
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Obligates employees to contact emergency medical services during suspected overdose responses, comply with established protocols, and report all overdose responses to the department of health.
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Requires providers to develop opioid antagonist training plans for residents at risk of experiencing or witnessing opioid overdoses in conjunction with registered overdose prevention programs in their region.
Legislative Description
Requires homeless shelters to keep an opioid antagonist on hand, have at least one trained employee on duty at all times, sets out the requirements for the training of those employees, and develops a training plan for opioid overdoses in conjunction with a registered opioid overdose prevention program.
Last Action
reported referred to ways and means
4/25/2022