MD HB729

Expands Overdose Response Program training requirements to emphasize restoration of breathing, avoiding withdrawal, and compassionate post-overdose support and care when teaching administration of opioid reversal drugs

Restricts Opioid Restitution Fund expenditures to purposes specified in settlement agreements and judgments from State claims against opioid manufacturers and industry entities

Adds two new authorized uses for Fund money: addressing racial disparities and addressing socioeconomic disparities in access to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services

Removes several previously enumerated Fund uses including crisis beds, safe stations, behavioral health crisis hotline, school education campaigns, and opioid law enforcement expenses

Takes effect July 1, 2025