New York S 3883: Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder

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S03883 Summary:

BILL NOS03883B

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SAME ASSAME AS A02253-A

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRFAHY, O'MARA

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MLTSPNSR

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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, or to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.

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BILL NOS03883B

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/13/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/21/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

05/21/2025PRINT NUMBER 3883A

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1483

06/05/2025PASSED SENATE

06/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/05/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/15/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

01/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 3883B

05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.972

05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/19/2026PASSED SENATE

05/19/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/19/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3883--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported
 favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on
 Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 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 amended by chapter 511 of the laws of 2025, are amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 1. Controlled substances may be prescribed for, or administered or
 5 dispensed to a person with substance use disorder or habitual user:
 6 (a) during emergency medical treatment unrelated to [abuse] such
 7 substance use disorder or habitual use of controlled substances;
 8 (b) who is a bona fide patient suffering from an incurable and fatal
 9 disease such as cancer or advanced tuberculosis;
 10 (c) who is aged, infirm, or suffering from serious injury or illness
 11 and the withdrawal from controlled substances would endanger the life or
 12 impede or inhibit the recovery of such person.
 13 2. Controlled substances may be ordered for use by a person with
 14 substance use disorder or habitual user by a practitioner and adminis-
 15 tered by a practitioner [or], registered nurse, or emergency medical
 16 technician-paramedic, acting within their scope of practice, to relieve
 17 acute withdrawal symptoms.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01964-05-6

 S. 3883--B 2

 1 § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 3351 of the public health law, as
 2 separately amended by chapters 511 and 546 of the laws of 2025, are
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 1. Controlled substances may be prescribed for, or administered or
 5 dispensed to a person with substance use disorder or habitual user:
 6 (a) during emergency medical treatment unrelated to [abuse] such
 7 substance use disorder or habitual use of controlled substances;
 8 (b) who is a bona fide patient suffering from an incurable and fatal
 9 disease such as cancer or advanced tuberculosis;
 10 (c) who is aged, infirm, or suffering from serious injury or illness
 11 and the withdrawal from controlled substances would endanger the life or
 12 impede or inhibit the recovery of such person.
 13 2. Controlled substances may be ordered for use by a person with
 14 substance use disorder or habitual user by a practitioner and adminis-
 15 tered b