What's happening
This bill requires New York colleges to train resident assistants to administer opioid antagonists and keep them accessible in college housing.
Why it matters
Expands emergency response capacity in campus housing. by ensuring that resident assistants (RAs) are trained and equipped to respond quickly to opioid overdoses, potentially saving lives during critical moments before emergency services arrive.
Mandates on-site availability of opioid antagonists (like naloxone). in all college-owned or operated housing, meaning students and visitors have increased protection against fatal overdoses regardless of their history with opioid use.
Allows colleges to broaden the safety net. by permitting other trained, volunteer employees to administer opioid antagonists if an RA isn’t present, further increasing the likelihood of timely intervention in overdose situations.
Provides legal protection for those who assist in an opioid overdose emergency. , reducing the fear of lawsuits for RAs or staff who act in good faith, which may encourage prompt and decisive action during life-threatening incidents.
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- Referred to higher education
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In Senate Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor George Amedore
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9669
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to opioid overdose prevention in college housing
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438-a to read as follows:
§ 6438-a. Opioid overdose prevention in college housing. 1. Any campus of the state university of New York, city university of New York or any community college shall provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists by a program approved under section thirty-three hundred nine of the public health law to any resident assistant employed by such campus. Any such campus shall provide and maintain onsite in any college-owned or college-operated housing, opioid antagonists, as defined in section thirty-three hundred nine of the public health law, in quantities and types deemed by the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health. Such opioid antagonists shall be accessible by each resident assistant for use during emergencies to any student or other individual on college-owned or college-operated housing premises suspected of having opioid overdose whether or not there is a previous history of opioid abuse.
2. Officials at any campus of the state university of New York, city university of New York or any community college may designate additional employees who volunteer to administer opioid antagonists in the event a resident assistant is not physically present at a suspected overdose incident, provided that such additional employee is trained in the administration of opioid antagonists by a program approved under section thirty-three hundred nine of the public health law.
3. Any person shall not be liable for any act or omission related to, or any harm resulting from, administration of an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section, provided that such person acted reasonably and in good faith.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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LBD14263-01-8
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