Bill > SB186

This bill modifies various provisions relating to public safety, including: - Allowing paramedics to place certain behavioral health patients in temporary holds for transport to an appropriate facility, as long as they have completed crisis intervention training and their agency has developed appropriate protocols. - Allowing qualified first responders to obtain and administer naloxone or other opioid antagonists to revive persons suffering from apparent opioid overdoses. - Establishing a prepaid wireless emergency telephone service charge to fund the state's 911 system, with funds distributed to counties and municipalities based on the amount of charges collected in their jurisdictions. - Recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a compensable occupational disease for first responders who experience qualifying traumatic events on the job. - Requiring the department of corrections to assist exonerees in obtaining vital documents like birth certificates and ID cards prior to their release from correctional facilities.

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https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=44613