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This bill authorizes and trains paramedics in New York to administer buprenorphine after naloxone for suspected opioid overdoses.
Why it matters
Expands paramedic scope of practice. By allowing paramedics to administer buprenorphine in the field, this bill enables emergency medical personnel to provide more comprehensive care for opioid overdoses, potentially reducing the risk of relapse and withdrawal symptoms immediately after revival.
Requires specialized training and oversight. Paramedics must complete a new state-developed training program and follow strict protocols, including obtaining authorization from a supervising physician and informed consent from the patient, ensuring both safety and ethical standards are maintained.
Bridges emergency care and long-term treatment. Early administration of buprenorphine can help connect overdose patients to ongoing addiction treatment, potentially improving recovery rates and reducing repeat overdoses by initiating medication-assisted treatment at a critical moment.
Standardizes emergency response to opioid overdoses. Establishing a statewide protocol for buprenorphine use by paramedics helps ensure consistent care across New York, potentially setting a precedent for other states to follow in addressing the opioid crisis.
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Train Paramedics to Give Buprenorphine
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9584
IN ASSEMBLY
January 24, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing and establishing a training program for paramedics for the administration of buprenorphine
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3309 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. The commissioner shall develop a training program and associated training materials for paramedics providing emergency medical services on protocols for the administration of buprenorphine upon the administration of naloxone. Paramedics shall be authorized to carry buprenorphine for administration pursuant to such protocols in cases of a suspected overdose. Such protocols shall permit the administration of buprenorphine upon a paramedic receiving:
(a) authorization from the physician supervising such paramedic; and
(b) informed consent from the person receiving such emergency medical services.
§ 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3055 to read as follows:
§ 3055. Buprenorphine administration. The commissioner shall provide the training program relating to the administration of buprenorphine upon the administration of naloxone pursuant to subdivision seven of section thirty-three hundred nine of this chapter to all paramedics providing emergency medical services. Upon completion of such training paramedics shall be authorized to carry buprenorphine for administration in cases of a suspected overdose pursuant to the established protocols.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14578-01-9
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