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Council advances bill to require Narcan training and kits in city jails
Summary
Council Member Shahana Hanif introduced Intro 206b, which would require the Department of Correction to train uniformed staff in opioid antagonist use, make training available to people in custody, stock housing units with opioid antagonists, and provide kits upon discharge; sponsors cited overdose deaths at Rikers as impetus.
Council Member Shahana Hanif introduced Intro 206b on the Council floor, a bill that would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to expand opioid-overdose prevention measures in city jails.
If enacted as described in the bill summary on the floor, DOC would be required to provide Narcan (an opioid antagonist)…
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