Bills

HB 816: RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Authorizes emergency medical technicians in the State to administer buprenorphine after the administration of an opioid antagonist during an opioid-related drug overdose response.  Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules, allocate resources for EMT training, and coordinate with emergency medical services providers in the State, to incorporate the administration of buprenorphine after the administration of an opioid antagonist as a standard component of emergency medical services' protocols during an opioid-related drug overdose response.

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Health5MIN
Feb 5, 2025

House Standing Committee on Health

House Standing Committee on Labor5MIN
Feb 5, 2025

House Standing Committee on Labor

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