House File 595 H-1136 Amend House File 595 as follows: 1 1. Page 6, line 30, by striking < paragraph > and inserting 2 < paragraphs > 3 2. Page 6, before line 31 by inserting: 4 < NEW PARAGRAPH . 0a. “Community-based organization” means 5 a public or private organization that provides health or 6 human services to meet the needs of a community including but 7 not limited to a nonprofit organization, a social service 8 provider, or an organization providing substance abuse disorder 9 prevention, treatment, recovery, or harm reduction services. > 10 3. Page 7, before line 1 by inserting: 11 < Sec. ___. Section 135.190, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 d. “Person in a position to assist” means a family member, 14 friend, caregiver, community-based organization, health care 15 provider, employee of a substance abuse treatment facility, 16 school employee, first responder as defined in section 147A.1, 17 or other person who may be in a place to render aid to a person 18 at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose. > 19 4. Page 7, after line 25 by inserting: 20 < Sec. ___. Section 135.190, Code 2023, is amended by adding 21 the following new subsections: 22 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. Notwithstanding any other provision 23 of law to the contrary, the chief medical officer of the 24 department may issue a standing order that does not identify 25 individual patients at the time it is issued for the purpose 26 of dispensing opioid antagonists to a person in a position to 27 assist. 28 NEW SUBSECTION . 3B. A person in a position to assist may 29 distribute an opioid antagonist to any individual pursuant to 30 this section. > 31 5. By renumbering as necessary. 32 -1- HF 595.1230 (2) 90 as/rh 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4.