- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Latest action
- Aug 27, 2021
What it does
Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Provides that a health care professional or other person acting under the direction of a health care professional may store and, without generating or affixing a patient-specific label, dispense an opioid antagonist to a patient in a hospital, hospital affiliate, or ambulatory treatment center if certain patient information is provided to the patient. Makes changes to provisions concerning the grants awarded under the Drug Overdose Prevention Program. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall (rather than may) develop policy or best practice guidelines for identification of at-risk individuals through SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention,…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
It is law in Illinois. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.