Bills

SB 851: RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-02-12: The committee on HHS deferred the measure.)

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

Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services3MIN
Feb 12, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education3MIN
Feb 12, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education

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