House File 2323 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2323 BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 634) A BILL FOR An Act creating an opioid antagonist medication fund for first 1 responders. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5970HV (2) 89 as/rh

H.F. 2323 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.190A Opioid antagonist 1 medication fund. 2 1. An opioid antagonist medication fund for first 3 responders is created within the state treasury under the 4 control of the department. The fund shall consist of moneys 5 appropriated to or deposited into the fund. 6 2. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department for 7 the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of opioid antagonist 8 medication administered by first responders to persons 9 experiencing an opioid-related overdose. The department is 10 authorized to designate moneys in the fund for the purchase, 11 maintenance, and replacement of opioid antagonist medication 12 used by the department or other entities under this section. 13 3. First responders may contact the department for the 14 procurement of opioid antagonist medication. The department 15 shall keep a record of the distribution of moneys from the 16 fund. 17 4. The fund may consist of available federal or state moneys 18 available, as well as any available opioid lawsuit settlement 19 moneys. Funds may be transferred between other state agencies 20 and the fund as appropriate. 21 5. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund 22 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of 23 a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available 24 for expenditure for the purposes designated unless federal 25 regulations otherwise require. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 26 subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall 27 be credited to the fund. 28 6. The department shall submit a report to the 29 co-chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 30 subcommittee on the justice system and to the legislative 31 services agency on or before December 31 of each year which 32 shall contain a list of deposits and expenditures from the fund 33 for the prior fiscal year and the amount of carryover funds, if 34 any, to be distributed in the next fiscal year. 35 -1- LSB 5970HV (2) 89 as/rh 1/ 3

H.F. 2323 7. For purposes of this section: 1 a. “First responder” means an emergency medical care 2 provider, a registered nurse staffing an authorized service 3 program under section 147A.12, a physician assistant staffing 4 an authorized service program under section 147A.13, a fire 5 fighter, or a peace officer as defined in section 801.4 who is 6 trained and authorized to administer an opioid antagonist. 7 b. “Opioid antagonist” means the same as defined in section 8 147A.1. 9 c. “Opioid-related overdose” means the same as defined in 10 section 147A.1. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill creates an opioid antagonist medication fund for 15 first responders. 16 The bill provides that an opioid antagonist medication 17 fund (fund) for first responders is created within the state 18 treasury under the control of the department of public health 19 (department). The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated 20 to or deposited in the fund and may include available federal 21 or state moneys, as well as any available opioid lawsuit 22 settlement moneys. Funds may be transferred between other 23 state agencies and the fund as appropriate. Moneys in the 24 fund are appropriated to the department for the purchase, 25 maintenance, and replacement of opioid antagonist medication to 26 be administered by first responders to persons experiencing an 27 opioid-related overdose. Moneys in the fund may be designated 28 for the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of opioid 29 antagonist medication. First responders may contact the 30 department for the procurement of opioid antagonist medication 31 and the department shall keep a record of the distribution of 32 moneys from the fund. 33 The bill provides that moneys in the fund that remain 34 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall 35 -2- LSB 5970HV (2) 89 as/rh 2/ 3

H.F. 2323 not revert but shall remain available for expenditure, unless 1 federal regulations otherwise require, and interest or earnings 2 on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 3 The bill provides that the department shall submit a report 4 to the co-chairpersons and ranking members of the joint 5 appropriations subcommittee on the justice system and to the 6 legislative services agency on or before December 31 of each 7 year which shall contain a list of deposits and expenditures 8 from the fund for the prior fiscal year and the amount of 9 carryover funds, if any, to be distributed in the next fiscal 10 year. 11 The bill provides definitions. 12 -3- LSB 5970HV (2) 89 as/rh 3/ 3