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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5136
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 421
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. BUCKBEE, 67th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO COMBAT
OPIOID ABUSE AND ADDICTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require the use of certain 1
technology to modernize prescription drug records and better track the 2
possession of opioid drugs, mandate an increase in security in and 3
around the location of manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs 4
and warehouses where opioid drugs are stored and enhance civil 5
penalties for failure to track possession of opioid drugs and to have 6
proper security in place in and around such locations and warehouses. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To combat opioid use and addiction.