An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 748 By: Rosino of the Senate
and
Bashore of the House
An Act relating to substance abuse services; defining
term; directing the Commissioner of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services to designate certain
physician to issue specified statewide standing
order; requiring designated physician to issue
certain standing order for emergency opioid
antagonists; specifying duration of effect of
standing order; providing for codification; and
declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Substance abuse services
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-225 of Title 43A, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, “emergency opioid antagonist ” means
a drug including but not limited to naloxone that blocks the effects
of opioids and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose.
B. Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of thi s act,
the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abus e Services shall
designate a physician, licensed in this state and in good standing,
to issue a statewide standing order for emergency opioid antagonists
under the provisions of this section.
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C. Within thirty (30) days of being designated under subsection
B of this section, the physician sh all issue a standing order that:
1. Authorizes any licensed pharmacist, any other health care
provider licensed or certified in this state , or any mental health
or substance abuse provider licensed or certified in this state to
distribute emergency opioid antagonists to any person or entity
within this state upon request; and
2. Allows for the possession, storage, distribution, and
administration of emergency opioid antagonists by any individual or
entity within this state.
D. The standing order issu ed under this section shall remain in
effect until the United States Food and Drug Administration
classifies at least one emergency opioid antagonist as an over-the-
counter (OTC) drug.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by re ason whereof this act shall take effect a nd
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STA TE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __