New York A 2253: Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder

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A02253 Summary:

BILL NOA02253A

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SAME ASSAME AS S03883-B

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRSantabarbara, Meeks, McDonald, Simon

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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 NOA02253A

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01/16/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

01/13/2026amend (t) and recommit to health

01/13/2026print number 2253a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2253--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA, MEEKS -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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.
 18 § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 3351 of the public health law, as
 19 separately amended by chapters 511 and 546 of the laws of 2025, are
 20 amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05629-02-6

 A. 2253--A 2

 1 1. Controlled substances may be prescribed for, or administered or
 2 dispensed to a person with substance use disorder or habitual user:
 3 (a) during emergency medical treatment unrelated to [abuse] such
 4 substance use disorder or habitual use of controlled substances;
 5 (b) who is a bona fide patient suffering from an incurable and fatal
 6 disease such as cancer or advanced tuberculosis;
 7 (c) who is aged, infirm, or suffering from serious injury or illness
 8 and the withdrawal from controlled substances would endanger the life or
 9 impede or inhibit the recovery of such person.
 10 2. Controlled substances may be ordered for use by a person with
 11 substance use disorder or habitual user by a practitioner and adminis-
 12 tered by a practitioner [or], registered nurse, or emergency medical
 13 technician-paramedic, acting within their scope of practice, to relieve
 14 acute withdrawal symptoms.
 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 16 section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 17 same manner as section 2 of chapter 546 of the laws of 2025, takes
 18 effect.

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