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Committee debates expansion of Good Samaritan protections and distribution of harm-reduction supplies
Summary
Engrossed House Bill 1574 would broaden Good Samaritan protections for people who seek medical assistance during a drug-related overdose and allow certain health facilities to distribute public-health supplies under specified programs.
The Law & Justice Committee on March 24 considered Engrossed House Bill 1574, which would expand Washington’s Good Samaritan protections for people who in good faith seek medical assistance for a drug-related overdose and clarify that certain healthcare facilities may provide public-health supplies such as syringes, smoking or drug-testing equipment as part of established public-health programs.
Staff counsel summarized the bill: under current law evidence showing a person sought medical attention in good faith during an overdose prevents prosecution for possession; the bill would extend that protection to make a person who seeks help immune from arrest, charge, prosecution or conviction for possession in those circumstances…
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