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HI SB2392
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates immunity from criminal and civil liability for health care professionals, pharmacists, and any person administering opioid antagonists in good faith to individuals experiencing or at risk of opioid-related drug overdose
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Authorizes emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and lifeguards to administer opioid antagonists beginning January 1, 2017
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Requires Medicaid to cover opioid antagonists for outpatient use on the same basis as other covered drugs
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Allows harm reduction organizations to store and distribute opioid antagonists without charge under a standing order, with exemptions from drug storage regulations
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Requires the Department of Health to publish annual reports on unintentional opioid-related drug overdose fatalities and work with community partners on overdose prevention education and training programs
Legislative Description
Opioid Antagonist; Naloxone Hydrochloride; Drug Overdose Prevention; Emergency Response; Medical Immunity
Last Action
Act 068, on 06/16/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1169).
6/17/2016