HB0288S01 | Opioid Dispensing Requirements

Description
General Description: 

This bill creates certain requirements for the dispensing of opioids.

Highlighted Provisions: 

For initial use prescriptions of opioids, a prescriber can offer to write a prescription for opioid antagonist like naloxone, unless the prescription is for 3 days or less. Pharmacies can offer counseling and can fill a prescription of an opioid antagonist like naloxone.
 

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0288S01
Year: 
2023
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 15, 2023
Sponsor
Representative
Douglas R. Welton
Republican - District 65
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Impact on Children: 

By the age of 18 almost 20% of children in the United States report having received an opioid prescription at some point during their lifetime, the education and prescription of opioid antagonist like naloxone will be a beneficial option to parents and family to help prevent opioid abuse.

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

National Resolution 2017 - RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PRESCRIPTION OPIATE ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION https://www.pta.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/advocacy/recommend...

Expanding state-level initiatives to increase the availability and lower the cost of overdose reversal medications and programs to investigate possible access opportunities to Naloxone mirroring that of Automatic Defibrillators at schools and other areas where youth congregate.