Number
131005
Version
SUBSTITUE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY
Title
Substitute resolution relating to support for legislation to amend state laws on the regulation of prescription drugs and controlled substances, disposal of drugs, and the administration of certain prescription drugs.
Analysis
Legislation has been introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature to amend state statutes related to controlled substances and illicit drugs. The following bills have been sponsored by Wisconsin Assembly Representative John Nygren, Marinette:
1. 2013 Assembly Bill 445 requiring a pharmacist or other person who dispenses a Schedule II or III controlled substance to record the name on the identification card of the person to whom the controlled substance is dispensed.
2. 2013 Assembly Bill 446 providing that certified first responders may administer the drug naloxone if appropriately trained and allowing a law enforcement agency or fire department to enter into a written agreement to affiliate with an ambulance service provider or a physician for the purposes of: 1) obtaining a supply of naloxone; and 2) allowing law enforcement officers and fire fighters to obtain the training necessary to safely and properly administer naloxone to individuals who are undergoing or who are believed to be undergoing an opioid-related drug overdose.
3. 2013 Assembly Bill 447 providing immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for a person who brings another person to an emergency room or other health facility, who
summons police or emergency medical assistance, or who administers aid to another
person because he or she believes the other person is suffering from an overdose or
other adverse reaction to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
4. 2013 Assembly Bill 448 authorizing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to approve the operation of drug disposal programs in this state to receive, for destruction, drugs, including prescription drugs, controlled substances a...
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