2023 House Bill 5078

Health: pharmaceuticals; distribution of opioid antagonists by employees and agents of agencies under the administration of opioid antagonists act; provide for.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 17744b (MCL 333.17744b), as amended by 2019 PA 36.

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House Bill 5078 would amend the Public Health Code to allow a prescriber to issue a prescription for and a dispensing prescriber or pharmacist to dispense an opioid antagonist to an agency authorized to obtain an opioid antagonist under the Administration of Opioid Antagonists Act.

Introduced in the House

Oct. 3, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Carrie Rheingans (D-47) and 22 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. David Prestin (R-108), Noah Arbit (D-20), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Rachel Hood (D-81), Julie Brixie (D-73), Joey Andrews (D-38), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Lori Stone (D-13), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Jenn Hill (D-109), Kara Hope (D-74), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Jasper Martus (D-69), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Ann Bollin (R-49), Regina Weiss (D-6), Christine Morse (D-40), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Curtis VanderWall (R-102) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

March 5, 2024

Reported without amendment

April 24, 2024

Passed in the House 96 to 11 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

April 30, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Oct. 30, 2024

Reported without amendment

Oct. 31, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Nov. 13, 2024

Reported without amendment