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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) training to all uniformed staff, make that training available to people who are incarcerated, stock housing areas with opioid antagonists, verify weekly that Narcan is properly stocked, publish annual reporting on training and administration, and make opioid-overdose kits available to people being discharged from custody into the community.
Hanif said the bill responds to at least 10 suspected overdose deaths at Rikers Island from 2022 to 2023 and described the measure as necessary to save lives and increase accountability. The transcript records her remarks thanking colleagues who co-introduced or supported the bill; no vote outcome appears in the transcript.
The floor record does not include implementation details such as DOC’s estimated costs, timeline for training rollout, or whether the city’s procurement processes would be used to purchase kits.
On the agenda, the bill was presented for consideration; the transcript does not record a final vote or any amendments.
