OPIOID ANTAGONIST; CERTAIN AGENCIES                     S.B. 200 (S-1), 282 (S-1), & 283:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 200 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Senate Bill 282 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sena0et Bill 283 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Paul Wojno (S.B. 200)

               Senator Curtis S. Vanderwall (S.B. 282)

               Senator Peter J. Lucido (S.B. 283)

Committee:  Health Policy and Human Services

CONTENT

Senate Bill 200 (S-1) would amend the Public Health Code to allow a prescriber to issue a prescription for, and allow a dispensing prescriber or pharmacist to dispense, an opioid antagonist to an employee or agent of an agency authorized to purchase, possess, and distribute an opioid antagonist for the purposes of the proposed Administration of Opioid Antagonists Act.

Senate Bill 282 (S-1) would amend the Public Health Code to do the following:

-- Delete a provision that requires a medical control authority to develop and adopt protocols to ensure that each life support vehicle that is dispatched and responding to provide certain medical support is equipped with opioid antagonists and that personnel are properly trained to administer them.

-- Require a medical control authority to develop and adopt protocols to ensure that each emergency medical services personnel who received an opioid antagonist under the proposed Administration of Opioid Antagonists Act was trained in the proper administration of the opioid antagonist.

-- Modify a provision requiring a medical control authority to develop and adopt protocols defining the process, actions, and sanctions it may use in holding a life support agency or personnel accountable to refer instead to "emergency medical services personnel".

Senate Bill 283 would amend the Revised School Code to delete language that exempts a school employee who, in good faith, administers an opioid antagonist from criminal action or civil damages.

Senate Bills 282 and 283 are tie-barred to Senate Bill 200, and all three bills are tie-barred to House Bill 4367. (House Bill 4367 (S-2) would create the Administration of Opioid Antagonists Act to allow, among other things, a governmental agency or life support agency employee or agent to administer an opioid antagonist to an individual under certain circumstances).

MCL 333.17744b (S.B. 200)                                       Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

       333.20919 (S.B. 282)

       380.5 & 380.1178 (S.B. 283)

FISCAL IMPACT

The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  5-13-19                                                     Fiscal Analyst: Cory Savino 

                                                                                                 Elizabeth Raczkowski

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.