Sub for SB 193 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Exempting law enforcement agencies who do not provide emergency opioid antagonists pursuant to the statewide protocol from the requirement to procure a physician medical director.

SB 193 amends Kansas law to remove law enforcement agencies and officers from the statewide protocol for opioid reversal medications (emergency opioid antagonists). This change exempts law enforcement agencies from the requirement to have a physician medical director, as they are no longer defined as "first responders" or "first responder agencies" under the protocol. The bill revises key definitions in the statute to exclude law enforcement, meaning these agencies are no longer subject to the protocol's training, storage, and medical oversight rules. As a result, law enforcement in Kansas will not be required to follow the specific procedures for opioid reversal medications that apply to other first responders like emergency medical services or fire departments.