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Utah Senate advances wide package of measures on naloxone access, opioid prescribing, charters and developmental-center dental funding
Summary
In a single floor session the Utah Senate advanced and scheduled third readings for numerous House and Senate measures, voting to advance bills that expand naloxone access through pharmacies, align state law with federal rules allowing partial fills of Schedule II prescriptions, clarify construction code provisions, and seek ongoing funds for a dental clinic serving people with disabilities.
The Utah Senate convened for a floor session and moved a broad set of bills forward, voting to advance multiple House and Senate measures to the third-reading calendar and approving several on final passage.
Among the measures the chamber advanced, senators voted to send First Substitute House Bill 66 back for third reading after sponsors clarified the measure expands naloxone access and explicitly includes pharmacists and pharmacies in the set of overdose-outreach providers and liability protections. Sponsor Senator Shiozawa and others cited thousands of naloxone overdose reversals statewide and said the bill corrects technical language to reflect practice and the Department of Health’s standing order that enables pharmacist provision.
The Senate also advanced First Substitute House Bill 146, which aligns Utah law with federal changes to permit partial fills of Schedule II controlled-substance prescriptions. Sponsor Senator Vickers said the change is patient-directed, allows a partial fill within 30 days of the prescription date and is intended to reduce the quantity of opioids entering…
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