Bill > SB0096

This bill expands the authority of the department to investigate and control public health hazards, specifically including drug overdose and drug overdose fatalities, while clarifying that this does not alter a law enforcement agency's authority to investigate crimes. It also amends provisions related to the collection and reporting of records for investigations, defining "substance use disorder treatment record" and specifying that such records, when requested or provided to a medical examiner, are subject to federal and state laws governing their disclosure, particularly 42 U.S.C. Sec. 290dd-2 and 42 C.F.R. Part 2, which protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder treatment information. Furthermore, the bill grants the department the power to use its authority to identify opportunities for preventing, intervening in, and responding to deaths under the medical examiner's jurisdiction.

Health and Social Services

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