Bill > A4919

This bill requires county health departments to establish and maintain a reserve stock of opioid antidotes, which are medications like naloxone hydrochloride used to reverse opioid overdoses. These departments will then dispense from this reserve stock on an interim basis to first responders (such as law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical responders) and hospital pharmacies when they run out of their own supply. This measure aims to ensure an uninterrupted availability of these life-saving medications for immediate use in overdose emergencies. The bill also clarifies definitions for terms like "county health department" and "first responder" and outlines procedures for notification, reimbursement, and establishes liability protections for county health departments providing these interim supplies.