WA HB2168

Beginning January 1, 2027, the Department of Health must submit all fatal and nonfatal opioid overdose data from the Washington Emergency Medical Services Information System to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program within 24 hours of patient care reports being filed.

Required data includes overdose date/time, location (latitude/longitude to four decimal places), whether opioid reversal medication was administered, and whether the overdose was fatal or nonfatal.

Information submitted to the mapping program is prohibited from being used for law enforcement welfare checks, warrant checks, or criminal investigations/prosecution of individuals who experienced overdoses.

The department must establish an application programming interface to enable near real-time data transfer, and may not submit any information that could identify individuals experiencing overdoses.

Amends RCW 70.168.090 to require the statewide EMS data system to collect suspected drug overdose data for sharing with the mapping program and for connecting individuals to substance use disorder treatment services.