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Public Health commissioners outline broad package of DPH bills on naloxone, licensing, environmental health and technical updates
Summary
At the Public Health Committee hearing, commissioners from Mental Health & Addiction Services and Public Health presented a set of bills to expand naloxone access in schools, update recovery‑friendly statutory language, modernize licensing and change‑of‑ownership reviews, and clarify bottled‑water and environmental health rules. Committee members sought technical clarifications.
Commissioner Nancy Navaretta of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Commissioner Manisha Jutani of the Department of Public Health delivered back‑to‑back presentations to the legislature’s Public Health Committee on a broad package of bills intended to update statutes and close technical gaps in state health law.
Navaretta opened with two items the department requested. House Bill 5515 would update school and community policies to reflect the availability of over‑the‑counter opioid antagonists, expand who may keep and administer them on school grounds, and clarify that state and community distribution programs may supply free, OTC naloxone without running afoul of permit rules. Navaretta noted Connecticut has reduced overdose deaths for four years and that the state’s…
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