WHB/6/5
Sponsored by Alex Taylor of Beech High School
This legislation was filed in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1) Terms used in this act shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Fentanyl - A powerful opioid drug that poses a substantial risk of addiction and dependence. |
| 5 | Naloxone - An opioid-antagonist that can reverse and block the effects of opioids to prevent |
| 6 | overdose. |
| 7 | Fentanyl Test Strips (FTS) - Small strips of paper that can detect the presence of fentanyl in |
| 8 | various types of drugs. |
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| 10 | Section 2) Under this act, participating pharmacies will be authorized to distribute Naloxone (in the |
| 11 | form of Narcan Nasal Spray) and FTS to any and all individuals who request it at no charge to the |
| 12 | individual or the participating pharmacy. |
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| 14 | Section 3) Participating pharmacies may request additional shipments of Naloxone and FTS to be |
| 15 | delivered to them via existing distribution networks at the cost of the Tennessee Department of |
| 16 | Health |
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| 18 | Section 4) This bill will come at a yearly expense of roughly $3,000,000 to the Tennessee |
| 19 | Department of Health. |
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| 21 | Section 5) All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. |
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| 23 | Section 6) This bill shall take effect on July 1, 2024, the beginning of the fiscal year. |
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