SF 2837

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 06/05/2025 09:58 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to corrections; requiring the commissioner of corrections to maintain a
supply of opiate antagonists to administer to persons who overdose in correctional
facilities; requiring the commissioner to provide training to employees on how to
administer opiate antagonists; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 241.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [241.76] OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section
604A.04, subdivision 1, at each correctional facility to be administered in compliance with
section 151.37, subdivision 12.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must store an ample number of doses of nasal opiate antagonists
throughout each facility so that staff can rapidly respond to opioid overdoses.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall provide
training to employees of the department on recognizing the symptoms of an opiate overdose
and how to administer nasal opiate antagonists.
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