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Relating to the provision of harm reduction vending machines
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the provision of harm reduction vending machines.190 (possession and administration of opioid antagonists —— immunity) to provide definitions used in the bill including “harm reduction vending machine” which is defined as a vending machine stocked with opioid antagonists and fentanyl test strips that are accessed free of charge through the use of an access code obtained by calling the telephone number or visiting the internet site provided on the vending machine.190 is also amended to require that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the chief medical officer of the department of health and human services (HHS) shall issue a standing order that does not identify individual patients at the time it is issued for the purpose of dispensing opioid antagonists through harm reduction vending machines.
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190A (opioid antagonist medication fund) to provide that the moneys in the fund and appropriated to HHS may be used for the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of opioid antagonists to be placed in harm reduction vending machines; and to provide that community-based organizations may contact HHS for the procurement of opioid antagonists to be placed in harm reduction vending machines.190B (harm reduction vending machines —— immunity —— rules). The bill requires HHS to collaborate with the department of public safety, the Iowa harm reduction coalition, and community-based organizations to develop and implement a strategic plan to place and continuously stock harm reduction vending machines to make opioid antagonists and fentanyl test strips available to the public in areas throughout the state with the highest prevalence of opioid-related overdose. The bill provides that a person who controls, manages, or legally accesses a harm reduction vending machine and who acts reasonably and in good faith shall not be liable for any injury arising from the provision, administration, or assistance in the administration of an opioid antagonist accessed through a harm reduction vending machine. HHS shall adopt administrative rules to administer the new Code section.414 (drug paraphernalia) a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, delivers, sells, or possesses drug paraphernalia commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855. The bill exempts from the definition of “drug paraphernalia” equipment, products, or materials used to analyze or test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§135.190B
Amends§124.414§135.190§135.190A
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