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§ 2-401.2. Emergency opioid antagonists for hospitals

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 43A. Mental HealthEffective: November 1, 2023

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 43a. Mental Health (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Mental Health Law of 1986 (Refs & Annos)
Opioid Antagonists
Effective: November 1, 2023
43A Okl.St.Ann. § 2-401.2
§ 2-401.2. Emergency opioid antagonists for hospitals
Currentness
A. As used in this section:
1. “Emergency opioid antagonist” means a drug including but not limited to naloxone that blocks the effects of opioids and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose; and
2. “Health benefit plan” has the same meaning as provided by Section 6060.4 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Subject to allocation of federal funding for the purchase of emergency opioid antagonists, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall distribute emergency opioid antagonists to hospitals for distribution by hospitals of emergency opioid antagonists to patients not covered by the state Medicaid program or by a health benefit plan as described in subsection C of Section 2 of this act.1
C. The State Department of Health shall provide necessary technical assistance for the implementation of this section and Section 2 of this act.

Credits

Laws 2023, c. 312, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.

Footnotes

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T. 63, § 1-706.21.
43A Okl. St. Ann. § 2-401.2, OK ST T. 43A § 2-401.2
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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