S 4627: Requires the department of health in conjunction with the department of corrections and community supervision to identify the short-term and long-term effects of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, synthetic hallucinatory substances and certain prescription drug exposure on law enforcement officers and correctional officers who repeatedly come into contact with such substances during screening efforts at correctional facilities, raids and arrests.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4627 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to require the department of health in conjunction with the department of corrections and community supervision to study the effects of certain substances on law enforcement officers involved in investigations, raids, arrests and screenings at correctional facili- ties The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The department of health and the department of corrections 2 and community supervision shall jointly conduct a study to identify the 3 short-term and long-term effects of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, 4 cocaine, synthetic hallucinatory substances and certain prescription 5 drug exposure on law enforcement officers and correctional officers who 6 repeatedly come into contact with such substances during screening 7 efforts at correctional facilities, raids and arrests. The scope of such 8 study shall include: 9 (a) identifying short-term and long-term effects of repeated exposure; 10 (b) methods law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities can 11 utilize to identify and reduce repeated exposure; 12 (c) a study of the effectiveness of current treatments for exposure; 13 (d) establishing best practices to reduce short-term and long-term 14 health impacts in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section; 15 (e) any disparities in treatment opportunities for such exposure 16 throughout New York state; 17 (f) a recommendation on whether an increase in treatment opportunities 18 is necessary by providing regional centers of care; and 19 (g) any other topic or issue that is relevant or material to the 20 completion of this study. 21 § 2. The department of health and the department of corrections and 22 community supervision shall submit a report no later than one year after EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08605-01-5 
 S. 4627 2 1 the effective date of this act to the governor and to the legislature 2 detailing the departments' findings, conclusions and recommendations 3 based on such study. 4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.