SF 1410

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/17/2015 03:51pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; appropriating money for grant funding for opiate antagonist
purchases and training.

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

Section 1. new text begin STEVE'S LAW GRANT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $850,000 in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of health for grants to educate emergency medical services persons, as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.7401, subdivision 4, on the use of an opiate
antagonist in the event of an opioid or heroin overdose. The grant funding must be
distributed evenly to all eight regional emergency medical services programs. Grant funds
may be used for the purposes of training and education or purchasing opiate antagonists.
This appropriation is a onetime appropriation and is available through June 30, 2017.
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new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, "opiate antagonist" means naloxone hydrochloride
or any similarly acting drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for
the treatment of drug overdose.
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