Substitute for HB 2250 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Permitting the use of expedited partner therapy to treat sexually transmitted infections, authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies, allowing expired emergency opioid antagonists to be used to treat an opioid overdose, permitting first responders to distribute and administer expired emergency opioid antagonists, permitting a pharmacist to distribute epinephrine delivery systems to a school for use in emergency medication kits and amending definitions related to medication in schools to allow for use of epinephrine delivery systems.
What changed between versions
Added a new section permitting healthcare providers to prescribe antibiotics to sexual partners without a physical exam (expedited partner therapy) under specific conditions.
Added a new section authorizing licensed private psychiatric hospitals to maintain stock supplies of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies.
Defined key terms including 'expedited partner therapy,' 'healthcare provider,' 'pharmacist,' and 'sexually transmitted disease' to ensure consistent application of the new rules.
Updated the bill title and header to reflect the expanded scope, changing it from 'Substitute for HOUSE BILL' to 'Substitute House BILL' and adding references to the new sexual health and psychiatric hospital provisions.
Required healthcare providers to give written counseling materials to patients receiving expedited partner therapy, including warnings about pregnancy and drug allergies.
Extended the definition of 'emergency opioid antagonist' to include expired medications up to 10 years past their expiration date.
Clarified that children 16 or older can consent to expedited partner therapy if no parent or guardian is immediately available.