S 6650 New York Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Relates to providing discharged patients with opioid overdose education and opioid antagonists for take home use

Summary
Requires the provision of opioid overdose education where a patient is about to be discharged or conditionally released from an inpatient facility or the release of an inmate who has been diagnosed with an opioid use disorder; further requires at discharge from the hospital that such individual be provided with two doses of opioid antagonists in a form approved for take home use by the federal food and drug administration.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 14, 2019 Last action Feb 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020

How they voted

47–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 54
Feb 4, 2020
D Democratic36
35 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican18
12 Yea 6 Nay
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
upper
Aug 14, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.