Assembly Bill No. 1233 CHAPTER 570 An act to add and repeal Part 6.25 (commencing with Section 1179.805) of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance abuse. [ Approved by Governor October 08, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State October 08, 2023. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1233, Waldron. Substance abuse: Naloxone Distribution Project: tribal governments.Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) is administratively created by the department to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths by providing free naloxone hydrochloride to eligible entities.This bill would require the department to conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the NDP. The bill would require the department to provide technical assistance to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program, as specified, annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025. The bill would repeal these provisions on March 31, 2027.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Part 6.25 (commencing with Section 1179.805) is added to Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments1179.805. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the departments Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). The department shall provide technical assistance on the application process to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government.(b) The department shall report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025.(1) The report shall include all of the following:(A) The tribes that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(B) The number of applicants that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(C) The effectiveness of the outreach and the NDP in lowering both opioid overdoses and deaths within the Native American community.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until March 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Assembly Bill No. 1233 CHAPTER 570 An act to add and repeal Part 6.25 (commencing with Section 1179.805) of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance abuse. [ Approved by Governor October 08, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State October 08, 2023. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1233, Waldron. Substance abuse: Naloxone Distribution Project: tribal governments.Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) is administratively created by the department to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths by providing free naloxone hydrochloride to eligible entities.This bill would require the department to conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the NDP. The bill would require the department to provide technical assistance to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program, as specified, annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025. The bill would repeal these provisions on March 31, 2027.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Assembly Bill No. 1233 CHAPTER 570
Assembly Bill No. 1233
CHAPTER 570
An act to add and repeal Part 6.25 (commencing with Section 1179.805) of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to substance abuse.
[ Approved by Governor October 08, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State October 08, 2023. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1233, Waldron. Substance abuse: Naloxone Distribution Project: tribal governments.
Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) is administratively created by the department to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths by providing free naloxone hydrochloride to eligible entities.This bill would require the department to conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the NDP. The bill would require the department to provide technical assistance to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program, as specified, annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025. The bill would repeal these provisions on March 31, 2027.
Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) is administratively created by the department to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths by providing free naloxone hydrochloride to eligible entities.
This bill would require the department to conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the NDP. The bill would require the department to provide technical assistance to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program, as specified, annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025. The bill would repeal these provisions on March 31, 2027.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Part 6.25 (commencing with Section 1179.805) is added to Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments1179.805. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the departments Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). The department shall provide technical assistance on the application process to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government.(b) The department shall report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025.(1) The report shall include all of the following:(A) The tribes that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(B) The number of applicants that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(C) The effectiveness of the outreach and the NDP in lowering both opioid overdoses and deaths within the Native American community.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until March 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Part 6.25 (commencing with Section 1179.805) is added to Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments1179.805. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the departments Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). The department shall provide technical assistance on the application process to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government.(b) The department shall report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025.(1) The report shall include all of the following:(A) The tribes that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(B) The number of applicants that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(C) The effectiveness of the outreach and the NDP in lowering both opioid overdoses and deaths within the Native American community.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until March 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Part 6.25 (commencing with Section 1179.805) is added to Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments1179.805. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the departments Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). The department shall provide technical assistance on the application process to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government.(b) The department shall report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025.(1) The report shall include all of the following:(A) The tribes that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(B) The number of applicants that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(C) The effectiveness of the outreach and the NDP in lowering both opioid overdoses and deaths within the Native American community.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until March 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments1179.805. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the departments Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). The department shall provide technical assistance on the application process to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government.(b) The department shall report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025.(1) The report shall include all of the following:(A) The tribes that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(B) The number of applicants that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(C) The effectiveness of the outreach and the NDP in lowering both opioid overdoses and deaths within the Native American community.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until March 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments
PART 6.25. Provision of Opioid Antagonists to Tribal Governments
1179.805. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the departments Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). The department shall provide technical assistance on the application process to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government.(b) The department shall report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025.(1) The report shall include all of the following:(A) The tribes that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(B) The number of applicants that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.(C) The effectiveness of the outreach and the NDP in lowering both opioid overdoses and deaths within the Native American community.(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until March 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
1179.805. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct outreach to each of the tribal governments in California for the purpose of advising them of the availability of naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist through the departments Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). The department shall provide technical assistance on the application process to the tribal entities applying for naloxone kits through the NDP if requested to do so by the tribal government.
(b) The department shall report to the Legislature and to the Assembly and Senate Health Committees, the results of the outreach program annually on or before March 31 of each year, beginning on March 31, 2025.
(1) The report shall include all of the following:
(A) The tribes that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.
(B) The number of applicants that participated in the NDP as a result of the departments outreach.
(C) The effectiveness of the outreach and the NDP in lowering both opioid overdoses and deaths within the Native American community.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until March 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.