WA SB5933

Beginning January 1, 2027, the Washington Department of Health must submit all fatal and nonfatal opioid overdose data from the state's emergency medical services information system to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program within 24 hours of receiving patient care reports

Required data includes date/time of overdose, 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 the overdose

The department must establish an API or similar process for near real-time data transfer and is prohibited from submitting any information that could identify individual overdose patients

Amends RCW 70.168.090 to require the statewide electronic EMS data system to collect suspected drug overdose data for purposes including engaging substance use disorder peer professionals and patient navigators