Bill Sponsor
Delaware Senate Bill 292
Session 151
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Naloxone And Other Opioid Antagonists.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Nov 2, 2022
Sponsors
Democrat
Stephanie L. Hansen
Democrat
Darius J. Brown
Democrat
Sarah McBride
Democrat
David Bentz
First Action
May 9, 2022
Latest Action
Nov 2, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
292
State
Delaware
Session
151
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
An opioid antagonist is a medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency reversal of a known or suspected opioid overdose. Currently, naloxone is the only FDA-approved opioid antagonist, however, the FDA is expected to approve at least 1 new, more powerful opioid antagonist in 2022. The current naloxone program allows public safety personnel and trained lay people to receive and administer naloxone to individuals suspected of experiencing an opioid overdose. This Act allows the Department of Health and Social Services to expand the current program to include additional opioid antagonists. This Act also makes technical corrections to reflect that advance practice registered nurses have the authority to prescribe medication and to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual as follows: 1. Reorganizing the current Chapter 30G of Title 16 from a single Code section to a chapter with several Code sections so that similar provisions are grouped together. 2. Using consistent phrases and terminology.
Actions (9)
11/02/2022
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/30/2022
House
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
06/15/2022
House
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
05/18/2022
House
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
05/17/2022
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
05/17/2022
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SB 292 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
05/16/2022
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SB 292 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
05/11/2022
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
05/09/2022
Senate
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
Sources
Record Created
May 10, 2022 1:16:12 AM
Record Updated
Nov 8, 2022 6:43:20 AM