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PA 21-108—SB 1011
Public Safety and Security Committee
Appropriations Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E USE OF OPIOID ANTA GONISTS BY
POLICE OFFICERS AND STUDYING THE USE OF EPINEPHRINE
CARTRIDGE INJECTORS BY POLICE OFFICERS.
SUMMARY: This act requires law enforcement units to (1) require that their
police officers be trained in using opioid antagonists (e.g., Narcan) and (2)
acquire and maintain a supply of these medications for use by their police officers
when responding to a medical emergency. A police officer who completes the
training must be permitted to carry opioid antagonists and administer the
medication to an individual whom the officer believes in good faith is
experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose.
The act also requires the Police Officer Standards and Training Council
(POST), in consultation with the departments of Emergency Services and Public
Protection and Public Health, to convene a working group to study the feasibility
of requiring police officers to carry epinephrine cartridge injectors (e.g., Epi-
Pens) and administer them to an individual whom the officer believes in good
faith is experiencing anaphylaxis.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
POST WORKING GROUP
Under the act, the working group must at least:
1. determine whether the need for an epinephrine cartridge injector
requirement exists by examining data on their use by police officers and
other first responders and balancing the potential public benefit with the
potential impact to officers and law enforcement units;
2. address issues associated with such a requirement, including
implementation and police training costs; and
3. consult a medical expert about the injectors’ shelf life and safe storage
practices.
Under the act, if the working group determines the need for this requirement
exists, it must make recommendations for legislation about implementation.
POST must submit a report on the working group’s findings and
recommendations to the Public Safety and Security Committee by January 1,
2023. The working group must terminate when the report is submitted or January
1, 2023, whichever is later.