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New YorkS 34162025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Authorizes practitioners in institutional dispensers to dispense controlled substances as emergency treatment and authorizes practitioners to dispense controlled substances for use in detoxification treatment

Sponsored By: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More emergency medicine access for addiction patients

Practitioners at any institutional dispenser can provide controlled medicines for emergency use away from the institution. They must have authorization from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to start maintenance treatment, detox treatment, or both. This authority is no longer limited to hospitals without a full-time pharmacy. The separate 24-hour emergency dispensing rule remains in place.

More medicine options for addiction treatment

Practitioners can prescribe, give, or dispense Schedule III, IV, or V narcotic drugs to people with addiction or habitual drug use. These drugs must be specifically approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for maintenance or detox treatment. While arranging an addiction-treatment referral, practitioners or their designated agents can provide methadone or another medicine designated by New York's health commissioner. Patients no longer need to be on a waiting list for an authorized maintenance program to receive this interim treatment. Programs approved under Article 32 of New York's Mental Hygiene Law can also provide these state-designated medicines directly, following federal requirements; designated agents must work under a practitioner's direction and supervision.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Nathalia Fernandez

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 224 • No: 6

House vote • 6/13/2025

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 135 • No: 2

Senate vote • 6/5/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 57 • No: 3

committee vote • 5/29/2025

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 19 • No: 1

committee vote • 5/13/2025

Health Committee Vote

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. APPROVAL MEMO.7

    11/21/2025Senate

  2. SIGNED CHAP.546

    11/21/2025Senate

  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    11/17/2025Senate

  4. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/13/2025House

  5. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/13/2025House

  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.655

    6/13/2025House

  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A5892B

    6/13/2025House

  8. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    6/5/2025House

  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    6/5/2025Senate

  10. PASSED SENATE

    6/5/2025Senate

  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1482

    5/29/2025Senate

  12. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    5/29/2025Senate

  13. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    5/13/2025Senate

  14. PRINT NUMBER 3416D

    5/7/2025Senate

  15. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    5/7/2025Senate

  16. PRINT NUMBER 3416C

    3/6/2025Senate

  17. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    3/6/2025Senate

  18. PRINT NUMBER 3416B

    2/19/2025Senate

  19. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    2/19/2025Senate

  20. PRINT NUMBER 3416A

    1/30/2025Senate

  21. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

    1/30/2025Senate

  22. REFERRED TO HEALTH

    1/27/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Amendment D

    5/7/2025

    PDF

  • Amendment C

    3/6/2025

    PDF

  • Amendment B

    2/19/2025

    PDF

  • Amendment A

    1/30/2025

    PDF

  • Original

    1/27/2025

    PDF

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