Since April 2006, it is legal for Trained Overdose Responders (non-medical persons) to carry and administer NARCAN in NYS, as it is considered first aid. The law protects the person administer-ing NARCAN from being sued.
Bill S6477B same as A8637B
Amended 2014:
A health care professional may prescribe by a patient-specific or a non-patient-specific prescription, dispense or distribute directly or indirectly an opioid antagonist to an opioid antagonist recipient.
In 2011, the state passed the I-STOP Act, which creates a prescription monitoring registry to iden-tify and stop drug seekers "doctor shopping" for meds. The system can on line in August 2013.
Since September 2011, the 911 Good Samaritan Law protects against being charged with misde-meanor drug possession if you call for help in a medical emergency.
Exceptions: Protection does not extend to offenses involving drug trafficking an sale, obstruction or interference with law enforcement, possession of felony amounts of controlled substances.