Relates to requirements regarding employers including opioid antagonists where first aid kits are required by federal law

Opioid-reversal medicine required at private workplaces

Beginning one year after the related 2025 chapter becomes law, covered New York employers must keep opioid-reversal medicine available. This applies to nongovernmental employers required by federal workplace safety rules to keep first aid supplies for injured employees. State and local governments, public authorities, and other government agencies are excluded. The medicine need not be inside the first aid kit. Giving it under this workplace rule counts as first aid or emergency treatment under New York Public Health Law § 3000-a. The labor commissioner must coordinate with the health commissioner on rules covering supply amounts by workplace size, staff training, and use.