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NY S01856
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gustavo Rivera
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AI Summary
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Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing or administering medications to incarcerated individuals at local correctional facilities
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Creates an exception allowing correction officers or staff to dispense medications during medical emergencies
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law
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Applies specifically to local correctional facilities as defined in the correction law, not state prisons
Legislative Description
Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility; provides that corrections officers or staff may dispense or administer medications during a medical emergency.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
1/7/2026