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CA SB641

Bill

Status

Vetoed

10/8/2023

Primary Sponsor

Richard Roth

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the State Department of Health Care Services to make all FDA-approved formulations and dosage strengths of naloxone or other opioid antagonists available through the Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) for emergency treatment of opioid overdose.

  • Applies this requirement only to the extent that providing higher-dose formulations does not jeopardize federal funding for the program.

  • Exempts the NDP from being required to contract with manufacturers that do not offer direct shipment to applicants.

  • Clarifies that the NDP and State Department of Health Care Services are not required to store or ship products directly to applicants.

  • Addresses California's opioid crisis by expanding access to higher-dose naloxone, noting that increasing fentanyl potency makes single four-milligram doses potentially insufficient for reversing overdoses.

Legislative Description

Public health: alcohol and drug programs: naloxone.

Last Action

Veto sustained.

1/25/2024

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/21/2023
Health6/8/2023
Appropriations4/27/2023
Health3/29/2023
Rules2/16/2023

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