Bill Text: VA HB2397 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Emergency medical services and hospitals; mandatory reporting of controlled substance overdoses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-07 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions [HB2397 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HB2397-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 2.1 of Chapter 4 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-111.15:2 and by adding a section numbered 32.1-137.09:1 as follows:
§32.1-111.15:2. Reporting of controlled substance overdoses.
Every EMS agency or EMS provider that treats and releases a person in response to a suspected or actual overdose of a controlled substance shall report such incident to the Department within 120 hours. The Department shall transfer data on such reports to the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area's Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program or other appropriate program with secure access identified by the Department.
§32.1-137.09:1. Reporting of controlled substance overdoses.
Every hospital that treats and releases a person in response to a suspected or actual overdose of a controlled substance may report such incident to the Department within 120 hours. The Department shall transfer data on such reports to the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area's Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program or other appropriate program with secure access identified by the Department if information on the data, time, and location of such incidents is available.
