New York A 5432: Authorizes minors who are members of a religious community to engage or assist in employment which minors are otherwise prohibited from performing

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A05432 Summary:

BILL NOA05432 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMcDonald (MS)

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COSPNSRWoerner, Lupardo, Walsh, Jensen, Cruz, Lavine, Reyes, Beephan, Angelino, Lemondes, Gallahan, Maher,
 Steck, Buttenschon, Levenberg, Shimsky, Manktelow, Brown K

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MLTSPNSRDavila

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Amd §3351, Pub Health L

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Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder during certain emergency medical treatment, for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment, or to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.

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BILL NOA05432 

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02/14/2025referred to health

06/04/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5432

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, WOERNER, LUPARDO, WALSH, JENSEN, CRUZ,
 LAVINE, REYES, BEEPHAN, ANGELINO, LEMONDES, GALLAHAN, MAHER -- Multi-
 Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to dispensing certain
 controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disor-
 der

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 3351 of the public health
 2 law, as added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972, is amended and a new
 3 subdivision 1-a is added to read as follows:
 4 1. Controlled substances may be prescribed for, or administered or
 5 dispensed to [an addict] a person with a substance use disorder or
 6 habitual user:
 7 (a) during emergency medical treatment unrelated to [abuse] such
 8 substance use disorder or habitual use of controlled substances;
 9 (b) who is a bona fide patient suffering from an incurable and fatal
 10 disease such as cancer or advanced tuberculosis;
 11 (c) who is aged, infirm, or suffering from serious injury or illness
 12 and the withdrawal from controlled substances would endanger the life or
 13 impede or inhibit the recovery of such person.
 14 1-a. A practitioner may prescribe, administer and dispense any sched-
 15 ule III, IV, or V narcotic drug approved by the federal food and drug
 16 administration specifically for use in maintenance or detoxification
 17 treatment to a person with a substance use disorder or habitual user.
 18 2. Controlled substances may be ordered for use by [an addict] a
 19 person with a substance use disorder or habitual user by a practitioner
 20 and administered by a practitioner [or], registered nurse, or emergency
 21 medical technician-paramedic, acting within their scope of practice, to
 22 relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.
 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01964-02-5

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