General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 552
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3032
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. KENNEDY, 12th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 552
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 3032
*03032*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. KENNEDY, 12th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A STANDING ORDER PROGRAM FOR DISPENSING OPIOID ANTAGONISTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 20 of the general statutes be amended to replace a pharmacist's ability to prescribe an opioid antagonist under section 20-633c of the general statutes with a standing order program whereby a physician may issue a standing order to enable a person or group of persons who meet certain, specified criteria, including, but not limited to, licensed pharmacists, to dispense an opioid antagonist to a person without a prescription for an opioid antagonist.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase access to opioid antagonists and prevent drug overdoses and deaths by adopting a standing order program for the dispensing of opioid antagonists.