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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report on governmental opioid antagonist programs to |
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reverse and prevent opioid overdoses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 461A, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 461A.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 461A.060. BIENNIAL REPORT ON OPIOID ANTAGONIST |
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PROGRAMS FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL AND PREVENTION. (a) In this |
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section, "opioid antagonist" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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483.101. |
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(b) Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the |
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commission shall: |
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(1) prepare a report evaluating the distribution of |
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opioid antagonists in this state to reverse and prevent opioid |
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overdoses; and |
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(2) submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(c) The report described by Subsection (b) must: |
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(1) include a needs assessment for the opioid |
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antagonist program established under Section 461A.059; |
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(2) establish a statewide saturation goal for opioid |
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antagonists and include: |
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(A) a description of the data sources and |
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methodology used to estimate insufficiencies in the current supply |
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of opioid antagonists; and |
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(B) a communications plan to address opioid |
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overdoses in areas of this state at higher risk for increased |
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numbers of overdoses; |
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(3) include a description of all state and federal |
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money appropriated to the opioid antagonist program established |
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under Section 461A.059; |
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(4) establish opioid antagonist distribution |
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strategies for this state; |
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(5) list and describe all available state and |
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federally funded purchase and distribution programs for opioid |
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antagonists; and |
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(6) recommend improvements for addressing opioid |
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overdoses among high-risk populations, including school-aged |
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children, pregnant and postpartum women, and individuals residing |
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in rural areas of this state. |
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(d) In preparing the report under this section, the |
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commission shall coordinate and consult with each state agency, |
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institution of higher education, and political subdivision of this |
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state that receives funding or other resources under Section |
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461A.059 for the distribution of opioid antagonists. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |