General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6239
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1864
*01864*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6239
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1864
*01864*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
AN ACT ENCOURAGING THE USE OF BLISTER PACKAGING FOR OPIOID MEDICATION BY HOME HEALTH AGENCIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 19a of the general statutes be amended to encourage (1) home health agencies to use child-resistant blister packaging for opioid medication and a cost-effective method for safe storage of such medication, and (2) a cost-effective conversion to such packaging over a two-year period.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage home health agencies to use blister packaging for opioid medication in certain circumstances.