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CA SB641
Bill
AI Summary
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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.
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Applies this requirement only to the extent that providing higher-dose formulations does not jeopardize federal funding for the program.
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Exempts the NDP from being required to contract with manufacturers that do not offer direct shipment to applicants.
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Clarifies that the NDP and State Department of Health Care Services are not required to store or ship products directly to applicants.
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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