What's happening
This bill requires New York to create and maintain an online, public directory of all distributors of opioid antagonists.
Why it matters
Enhances public access to lifesaving medications. By creating a searchable online directory, this bill makes it easier for individuals, families, and service providers to quickly locate places that distribute opioid antagonists like naloxone, which can reverse opioid overdoses.
Improves transparency and informed decision-making. The directory will include not just addresses but also details such as availability of specific medications, accepted insurance, services offered, and special populations served—helping users find the most appropriate and accessible option for their needs.
Supports targeted outreach and prevention. By listing prevention programs and their contact information, the bill helps connect people not only to emergency medication, but also to broader addiction prevention and support services.
Reduces barriers during emergencies. With up-to-date information on hours of operation and contact methods, individuals and families facing urgent opioid overdoses can more efficiently locate and access help, potentially saving lives.
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List Opioid Antidote Providers Online
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History
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.549
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to alcoholism and substance abuse
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1314
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- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to alcoholism and substance abuse
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List Opioid Antidote Providers
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4499
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 13, 2019
Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to maintain an online directory of distributors of opioid antagonists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
(k)(1) The office, in consultation with the department of health, shall maintain on its website a publicly available directory of all distributors of opioid antagonists to the public, including but not limited to, pharmacies, prevention programs and not-for-profits. As used in this subdivision, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) "Opioid" means an opiate as defined in section thirty-three hundred two of the public health law.
(ii) "Opioid antagonist" means a federal food and drug administration-approved drug that, when administered, negates or neutralizes in whole or in part the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body. The opioid antagonist shall be limited to naloxone or other medications approved by the department of health for this purpose.
(2) The directory required by this subdivision shall include and be searchable by the following information:
(i) addresses of each distributor of opioid antagonists;
(ii) contact information, such as phone numbers or email addresses, for each distributor;
(iii) services offered by each distributor at each location if more than one, as well as information providing which opioid antagonists are currently available at each distributor;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(iv) special populations served;
(v) insurance providers accepted;
(vi) hours of operation of each distributor;
(vii) contact information of opioid addiction prevention programs; and
(viii) any other information the commissioner deems necessary.
(3) The office may utilize an existing directory to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to main- tain an online directory of distributors of opioid antagonists
Purpose
This bill establishes an online directory for distributors of opioid antagonists.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law by adding new subdivision k.
Section two sets forth the effective date.
Justification
There are tools in the harm reduction arsenal through which New York State can address the opioid epidemic. There is only one within this arsenal though that has the power to save a person from death in the aftermath of an overdose. That is naloxone, and yet, New Yorkers often do not know where they can go to equip themselves with a naloxone kit'. It is now more essential than ever that anyone concerned for their own safety or the safety of a loved one, be able to accurately identify the nearest access point of naloxone. This legislation requires the depart- ment to maintain on its website a directory of all distributors of opioid antagonists. This includes, but is not limited to, pharmacies, prevention centers, and nonprofits that carry naloxone. Expanded access to naloxone will have a direct correlation with lives saved, and this public tracking of distributors will empower all New Yorkers to equip themselves to save a life.
Legislative history
2017-18: A.10991-A - Reported to Ways and Means
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
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