Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5432: Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder during certain emergency medical treatment, for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment, or to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.
What A 5432 does, verified June 17, 2025
The bill aims to expand access to controlled substances for individuals with substance use disorders or habitual users. It allows controlled substances to be prescribed, administered, or dispensed to individuals in emergency medical treatment situations, and those suffering from incurable and fatal diseases, serious injuries, or illnesses. The bill also permits practitioners to prescribe and administer controlled substances for maintenance or detoxification treatment, and allows registered nurses or emergency medical technicians to administer controlled substances to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: enacting clause stricken (2025-06-04)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5432
- What is the current status of A 5432?
- As of June 17, 2025, A 5432 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 4, 2025, was "enacting clause stricken".
- Did A 5432 pass?
- Not yet. A 5432 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5432, and where is it now?
- A 5432 was authored by Asm. John McDonald with 12 coauthors.
Author and sponsors
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| Jun. 04, 2025 | enacting clause stricken |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 372 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5432 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, WOERNER, LUPARDO, WALSH, JENSEN, CRUZ, LAVINE, REYES, BEEPHAN, ANGELINO, LEMONDES, GALLAHAN, MAHER -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disor- der The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 3351 of the public health 2 law, as added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972, is amended and a new 3 subdivision 1-a is added to read as follows: 4 1. Controlled substances may be prescribed for, or administered or 5 dispensed to [an addict] a person with a substance use disorder or 6 habitual user: 7 (a) during emergency medical treatment unrelated to [abuse] such 8 substance use disorder or habitual use of controlled substances; 9 (b) who is a bona fide patient suffering from an incurable and fatal 10 disease such as cancer or advanced tuberculosis; 11 (c) who is aged, infirm, or suffering from serious injury or illness 12 and the withdrawal from controlled substances would endanger the life or 13 impede or inhibit the recovery of such person. 14 1-a. A practitioner may prescribe, administer and dispense any sched- 15 ule III, IV, or V narcotic drug approved by the federal food and drug 16 administration specifically for use in maintenance or detoxification 17 treatment to a person with a substance use disorder or habitual user. 18 2. Controlled substances may be ordered for use by [an addict] a 19 person with a substance use disorder or habitual user by a practitioner 20 and administered by a practitioner [or], registered nurse, or emergency 21 medical technician-paramedic, acting within their scope of practice, to 22 relieve acute withdrawal symptoms. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01964-02-5
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