3309 - Opioid overdose prevention. - New York Statutes

§ 3309. Opioid overdose prevention. 1. The commissioner is authorized to establish standards for approval of any opioid overdose prevention program which may include, but not be limited to, standards for program directors, appropriate clinical oversight, training, record keeping and reporting. 2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section sixty-five hundred twelve of the education law or any other law, the purchase, acquisition, possession or use of an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section shall not constitute the unlawful practice of a profession or other violation under title eight of the education law or this article. 3. Use of an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section shall be considered first aid or emergency treatment for the purpose of any statute relating to liability. 4. The commissioner shall publish findings on statewide opioid overdose data that reviews overdose death rates and other information to ascertain changes in the cause and rates of fatal opioid overdoses. The report may be part of existing state mortality reports issued by the department, and shall be submitted annually for three years and as deemed necessary by the commissioner thereafter, to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (a) information on opioid overdose deaths, including age, gender, ethnicity, and geographic location; (b) data on emergency room utilization for the treatment of opioid overdose; (c) data on utilization of pre-hospital services; (d) suggested improvements in data collection.