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CNMI health official urges passage of Good Samaritan changes and a prescription drug monitoring program
Summary
A CHCC operations official testified in favor of House Bill 24-35, which would amend the CNMI Good Samaritan Act to expand naloxone access and legal protections, and House Bill 24-36, which would establish a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP). Both bills were introduced and referred to committee during the session.
Dr. Jesse M. Tadella, chief operations officer for ancillary and support services at Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, told the House he supports House Bill 24-35 and House Bill 24-36 and asked legislators to move both measures forward rather than stall them in committee.
Tadella said HB 24-35 would expand access to naloxone by allowing prescriptions to be issued to persons other than the person at risk and by removing a requirement that a patient see a prescriber before receiving the medication. "These changes would increase the availability of naloxone through more affordable and flexible distribution channels," he said. He also described an element of the bill that would clarify that people who call for help during an overdose…
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