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HB 2158 Naloxone; expands list of individuals who may dispense.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Dispensing of naloxone. Expands the list of individuals who may dispense naloxone pursuant to a standing order to include health care providers providing services in hospital emergency departments and emergency medical services personnel and eliminates certain requirements. The bill establishes requirements for the dispensing of naloxone in an injectable formulation with a hypodermic needle or syringe. The bill also allows a person who dispenses naloxone on behalf of an organization to charge a fee for the dispensing of naloxone, provided that the fee is no greater than the cost to the organization of obtaining the naloxone dispensed.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Dispensing of naloxone. Expands the list of individuals who may dispense naloxone pursuant to a standing order to include emergency medical services personnel and health care providers providing services in hospital emergency departments and eliminates the requirements (i) that an organization providing services to individuals at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose or training in the administration of naloxone for overdose reversal obtain a controlled substances registration prior to dispensing naloxone, (ii) that naloxone dispensed on behalf of the organization be dispensed by a person who is authorized to train individuals on the administration of naloxone, and (iii) that individuals to whom naloxone is dispensed complete a training program prior to dispensing. The bill also provides that a person who dispenses naloxone shall not be required to obtain a permit to operate a pharmacy or a controlled substances registration and allows a person who dispenses naloxone to charge a fee for the dispensing of naloxone, provided that the fee is no greater than the cost to the organization of obtaining the naloxone dispensed.