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A05374 Summary:

BILL NOA05374 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02446

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SPONSORTapia

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Lunsford

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §19.47, Ment Hyg L

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Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program to supply wound care kits designed for the treatment of injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, and xylazine test strips, to individuals with a substance use disorder or who are otherwise at risk of drug use, free of charge; prohibits facilities from collecting personally identifying information on such individuals; prohibits police from targeting individuals receiving wound care kits or xylazine test strips under such program.

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BILL NOA05374 

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02/13/2025referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

01/07/2026referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5374

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. TAPIA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a
 wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program

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

 1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 2 19.47 to read as follows:
 3 § 19.47 Wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program.
 4 1. The commissioner shall establish a program whereby individuals with
 5 a substance use disorder or who are otherwise at risk of drug use may
 6 receive, free of charge, wound care kits specifically designed for the
 7 treatment of injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue
 8 infections, and xylazine test strips to detect the presence of xylazine.
 9 The following facilities may apply to distribute such wound care kits
 10 and xylazine test strips:
 11 (a) hospital emergency rooms;
 12 (b) addiction treatment facilities;
 13 (c) facilities for substance use disorder programs;
 14 (d) homeless shelters;
 15 (e) urgent care centers;
 16 (f) mobile health units;
 17 (g) public health offices;
 18 (h) safe syringe programs; and
 19 (i) any other setting, as determined by the department, which is
 20 routinely accessed by individuals with a substance use disorder or who
 21 are otherwise at risk of drug use, and who are in need of treatment for
 22 injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, or who
 23 would benefit from the use of xylazine test strips.
 24 2. Facilities distributing wound care kits and xylazine test strips
 25 pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall not record any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08166-01-5

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 1 personally identifying information regarding to whom such wound care
 2 kits and xylazine test strips are distributed.
 3 3. The commissioner, in cooperation with the commissioner of health,
 4 shall develop and conduct a public awareness and educational campaign on
 5 the importance of proper wound care and testing for the presence of
 6 xylazine for individuals with a substance use disorder or who are other-
 7 wise at risk of drug use. Such campaign shall detail how to properly use
 8 the items in wound care kits designed for the treatment of injection-re-
 9 lated wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, how to properly use
 10 xylazine test strips, and the availability of free wound care kits and
 11 xylazine test strips made available pursuant to subdivision one of this
 12 section.
 13 4. The provisions of this section shall not replace the duty of any
 14 facility listed under subdivision one of this section to provide acute
 15 wound care that would otherwise be provided by such facility.
 16 5. (a) No police officer as defined by section 1.20 of the criminal
 17 procedure law, peace officer as defined by section 2.10 of the criminal
 18 procedure law, or police agency as defined by section eight hundred
 19 thirty-five of the exec