OVERDOSE PREVENTION-FENTANYL

Session: 103rd General Assembly
Year: 2023
Bill #: HB3203
Category: Substance Abuse and Recovery
Position: Support
Mandate?
Revenue Loss?
Authority Preemption?

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Amends the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. Provides that a pharmacist may sell fentanyl test strips over-the-counter to the public to test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance. Provides that a county health department may distribute fentanyl test strips at the county health department facility for no fee. Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that "drug paraphernalia" does not include equipment, products, or materials to analyze or test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance. House Amendment 1: Provides that a pharmacist or retailer (rather than only a pharmacist) may sell fentanyl test strips over-the-counter to the public to test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance.



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