New York S05786 mandates certain eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists for emergency treatment of opioid-related.

New York S05786 amends the public health law to require specific eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists for emergency treatment of opioid-related overdoses. Eligible persons or entities include ambulance services, emergency medical technicians, educational institutions, and government offices. These entities must possess at least two provisions of an opioid antagonist at all times. The bill also allows health care practitioners to prescribe, dispense, or provide opioid antagonists via non-patient-specific prescriptions.

New York S05786 mandates certain eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists for emergency treatment of opioid-related.

New York S05786 amends the public health law to require specific eligible persons or entities to acquire and possess opioid antagonists for emergency treatment of opioid-related overdoses. Eligible persons or entities include ambulance services, emergency medical technicians, educational institutions, and government offices. These entities must possess at least two provisions of an opioid antagonist at all times. The bill also allows health care practitioners to prescribe, dispense, or provide opioid antagonists via non-patient-specific prescriptions.