HB 2162 - Amends Provisions Relating to Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund - Missouri Key Vote

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Title: Amends Provisions Relating to Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund

Title: Amends Provisions Relating to Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund

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Title: Amends Provisions Relating to Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a substitute bill that amends provisions relating to the Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund.

Highlights:

  • Defines “addiction mitigation medication” as “naltrexone hydrochloride that is administered in a manner approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or any accepted medical practice method of administering” (Page 1).

  • Authorizes Director of Department of Health and Senior Services to issue statewide standing order for such medication (Page 1).

  • Establishes legal immunity for licensed pharmacists for prescribing or dispensing such medications (Page 2).

  • Authorizes monies from Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund to be used by Department of Corrections and the judiciary (Page 3).

Title: Amends Provisions Relating to Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund

Title: Amends Provisions Relating to Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund

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