Bill > SB5933

This bill aims to improve overdose prevention by facilitating the rapid sharing of overdose mapping information. It mandates that starting January 1, 2027, the state department will submit data on fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses, including the date, time, and location of the overdose, and whether an overdose reversal medication was administered, to an "overdose detection mapping application program." This program, defined as a system operated by state or local government for overdose mapping, will receive this information near real-time from the Washington emergency medical services information system, which is a statewide electronic data system for emergency medical services. The bill emphasizes that this data will not be used for law enforcement purposes or to identify individuals, and strict privacy protections are in place. It also amends existing law to ensure that data collected for the emergency medical services data system includes information on suspected drug overdoses for the purpose of sharing with the overdose detection mapping application program and to help connect individuals with substance use disorder services.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5933&Year=2025&Initiative=false