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Panel OKs bill to clarify access to treatment records for opioid fatality reviews
House Health and Human Services Committee · February 24, 2026
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Summary
SB 96 (sub 1) would allow authorized fatality‑review committees to access records protected by 42 CFR for the purpose of system‑level reviews into opioid deaths. Sponsor said the change will permit identification of treatment gaps and preventative opportunities without creating enforcement or penal consequences for providers or patients.
The committee favorably recommended Senate Bill 96, which clarifies that opioid fatality‑review committees may access treatment records otherwise protected under federal confidentiality rules (42 CFR) for the narrow purpose of reviewing…
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