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Subcommittee advances 'Malcolm's Law' to require fentanyl in ER urine drug screens
Summary
House Bill 27-42, known as "Malcolm's Law," would add fentanyl testing to standard urine drug screens in hospital emergency departments; the subcommittee voted 5-0 to report the bill.
House Bill 27-42, known in the House as "Malcolm's Law," was reported favorably out of the Senate Health Subcommittee on a 5-0 vote after testimony from the bill's patron and hospital representatives.
The bill would add fentanyl to the standard urine drug screen panel used when clinicians order a urine drug screen for patients presenting with suspected overdose symptoms; it includes a delayed enactment date of Jan. 1, 2026, and applies only to hospitals that operate an emergency…
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