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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6139
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1642
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING HOSPITALS TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT A
DRUG OVERDOSE OR POTENTIAL DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require a hospital to 1
immediately report a drug overdose or potential drug overdose death 2
to its local law enforcement agency. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To allow law enforcement officials the ability to quickly investigate
and determine if there is a bad batch of illegal drugs on the streets.