What's happening
This bill requires all New York high schools to have opioid antagonists on hand and trained staff to administer them during school hours and activities.
Why it matters
Directly addresses rising opioid overdose risks among youth. by ensuring that high schools are equipped to respond immediately to emergencies, potentially saving lives that might otherwise be lost due to delayed medical intervention.
Mandates ongoing training and preparedness. , requiring at least one staff member to be trained and present during both school hours and after-school activities, meaning help will be available not just during the school day but at sports events, clubs, and other functions where overdoses might occur.
Places responsibility for opioid antagonist oversight on specific personnel. , which increases accountability and ensures the medication is properly stored, maintained, and accessible, reducing the risk of expired or missing doses when they are most needed.
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Require Opioid Antidotes in Schools
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Opioid Antidotes in Schools
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5258
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 8, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring high schools to carry and have a trained employee to administer opioid antagonists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 922 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. Notwithstanding any other law, all high schools shall acquire and possess an opioid antagonist for emergency treatment of a person appearing to experience an opioid-related overdose. High schools shall designate at least one employee who has completed a training course in the use of opioid antagonists approved under section three thousand three hundred nine of the public health law to be responsible for the storage, maintenance, control, and general oversight of the opioid antagonist. There shall be a designated employee on school grounds during all school hours and after school activities to administer such opioid antagonists.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09248-01-9
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