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Committee approves technical change to allow opioid antagonists beyond naloxone
Summary
A technical amendment to expand statutory language beyond naloxone to include other opioid antagonists was reported to the full House on a 7-1 vote; supporters said it removes an unintended restriction that could block access to newer prescription antagonists.
A subcommittee voted to report House Bill 1637 to the full House on a 7-1 vote after adopting a technical change to expand statutory language that now permits organizations and authorized individuals to dispense naloxone “or other opioid antagonists.”
Chair Price, who described the bill as a technical update, said the original language named naloxone specifically when the statute was written; newer opioid antagonists are now on the…
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