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HI SB2392

Bill

Status

Passed

6/17/2016

Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Baker

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Authorizes emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and lifeguards to administer opioid antagonists beginning January 1, 2017

  • Requires Medicaid to cover opioid antagonists for outpatient use on the same basis as other covered drugs

  • Allows harm reduction organizations to store and distribute opioid antagonists without charge under a standing order, with exemptions from drug storage regulations

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Finance3/24/2016
Consumer Protection & Commerce3/18/2016
Health3/10/2016
Ways and Means2/18/2016
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health1/25/2016

Full Bill Text

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