New York Laws
Article 129-A - Regulation by Colleges of Conduct on Campuses and Other College Property Used for Educational Purposes
6438-A - Opioid Overdose Prevention in College Housing.

§ 6438-a. Opioid overdose prevention in college housing. 1. Every
campus of the state university of New York and every campus of the city
university of New York shall provide training in the administration of
opioid antagonists pursuant to a program approved under section
thirty-three hundred nine of the public health law to every resident
assistant employed by such campus. Such campuses shall provide and
maintain onsite in each college-owned or college-operated housing opioid
antagonists, as defined in section thirty-three hundred nine of the
public health law, in quantities and types deemed by the commissioner of
health. Such opioid antagonists shall be accessible by every resident
assistant for use during emergencies to any student, staff or other
individual on college-owned or college-operated housing premises
suspected of having an opioid overdose whether or not there is a
previous history of opioid abuse.

2. Each campus of the state university of New York and every campus of
the city university of New York may designate additional employees who
volunteer to administer opioid antagonists in the event a resident
assistant is not physically present at a suspected overdose incident,
provided that such employee is trained in the administration of opioid
antagonists by a program approved under section thirty-three hundred
nine of the public health law.

3. Any person or entity acting reasonably and in good faith in
compliance with this section shall not be subject to criminal, civil or
administrative liability solely by reason of such action.