HB 501 Summary

• Amends Ohio Revised Code Section 3719.41 to add Zohydro to the Schedule I controlled substances list under the narcotics-opiates category.

• Zohydro is added as item (56) to the existing list of Schedule I opiates, which includes other dangerous synthetic opioids and their isomers, esters, ethers, and salts.

• This classification makes Zohydro subject to the same legal restrictions and penalties as other Schedule I narcotic drugs in Ohio.

• Repeals the existing version of Section 3719.41 and replaces it with the amended version containing the Zohydro addition.