Bill > A5495

Introduced Session

This bill permits certain paramedics to administer buprenorphine. Under the bill, the bill provides that a paramedic who has responded to an emergency as a member of a dispatched mobile intensive care unit may administer buprenorphine to an individual if a member of the mobile intensive care unit administered an opioid antidote to that individual provided that the paramedic administering the buprenorphine: (1) is providing emergency medical services through a program that is registered with the United States Attorney General pursuant to subsection (j) of 21 U.S.C. s.823; (2) administers the buprenorphine consistent with all applicable requirements of federal law; and (3) has completed supervised comprehensive training and competency assessments within a mobile intensive care unit regarding which specific medical conditions necessitate the administration of buprenorphine, buprenorphine dosage requirements, and required medical documentation following the administration of buprenorphine.

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Herbert Conaway (D)*,  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*,  Anthony Verrelli (D)*,  John Armato (D),  Daniel Benson (D),  Britnee Timberlake (D), 

Substituted by S3803 (1R) (on 06/21/2021)

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