Bill Summary for S 371 (2023-2024)

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Mar 27 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
Senate Bill 371 (Public) Filed Monday, March 27, 2023
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO PURCHASE OPIOID ANTAGONISTS FOR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE TO NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS.
Intro. by Batch, Garrett, Robinson.

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Appropriates $15 million in recurring funds for 2023-24 and $15 million in recurring funds for 2024-25 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, to purchase opioid antagonists for local health departments for the purpose of reversing opioid-related drug overdoses and reducing the number of opioid-related deaths. Requires the local health departments to then distribute opioid antagonists free of charge to North Carolina residents. Effective July 1, 2023.