Legislation
- Title
- Hospitals - Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Related Emergency Medical Conditions - Treatment
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Stewart, Buckel, Pena-Melnyk, Cullison, Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, Chisholm, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, R. Lewis, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, Taveras, White Holland, and Woods
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 885
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Requiring hospitals to establish and maintain certain protocols and capacity related to the treatment of patients who are being treated for an opioid-related overdose or opioid-related emergency medical condition; requiring hospitals to make a referral for patients who are diagnosed with opioid use disorder or administered or prescribed medication for opioid use disorder to an appropriate provider to voluntarily continue treatment in the community and work with peer support professionals for a certain purpose; etc.
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19-308.10 )
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