Opioids/Substance Use (23/24)

HB3000

Paraphrase: HB3000, by Rep. Rande Worthen, R-Lawton and Sen. Tom Woods, R-Westville, creates the Impaired Driving Prevention Advisory Committee to collect, analyze, and interpret relevant crash data on impaired driving and associated traffic crashes.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: S General Order    Status Date: 04/11/2024

SB0561

Paraphrase: SB0561, by Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow and Rep. Charles McCall, R-Atoka, modifies screening procedures under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. It requires a TANF employability plan to include substance abuse treatment for certain recipients.

Effective Date: 07/01/2023    Emergency: Yes    Title: On

Current Status: S House Amendments - Read    Status Date: 04/26/2023

SB1100

Paraphrase: SB1100, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Steve Bashore, R-Miami, adds "online platforms" to the methods by which it is unlawful to make obscene, threatening. It also makes it unlawful to make indecent comments with the intent to harass or threaten to inflict injury, physical harm, or severe emotional distress to any person or to post such threats on an online platform. It creates a tiered punishment system. It makes it unlawful to willfully use a computer, computer system, computer network, or other electronic device or system to encourage another person to harm himself or herself or to commit suicide.

Effective Date: 11/01/2023    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: H General Order    Status Date: 04/10/2024

SB1344

Paraphrase: SB1344, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Josh West, R-Grove, requires the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the State Department of Health, and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to collaborate to seek funding opportunities for educational and health care services related to nonopioid alternatives and assist, upon request, political subdivisions that receive opioid grant awards under the Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act with the development and implementation of educational and health care services related to nonopioid alternatives. The bill requires the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, in establishing and maintaining the formulary for the state Medicaid program, to ensure that no nonopioid drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain will be disadvantaged or discouraged by either the authority or a contracted entity with respect to coverage on the formulary relative to any opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain. The bill provides that impermissible disadvantaging or discouragement includes, but is not limited to designating any such nonopioid drug as a nonpreferred drug if any opioid or narcotic drug is designated as a preferred drug or establishing more restrictive or more extensive utilization controls including, but not limited to, more restrictive or more extensive prior authorization or step therapy requirements, for nonopioid drug than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls applicable to any such opioid or narcotic drug. It provides that the bill will apply to a nonopioid drug immediately upon its approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain, regardless of whether such drug has been reviewed by the authority or the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board for inclusion on the formulary. The bill modifies the definition of the terms "approved purpose" and "approved purposes" within the Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act to include providing educational and health care services related to nonopioid treatment alternatives.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: Sent to Governor    Status Date: 04/18/2024

SB1740

Paraphrase: SB1740, by Sen. Todd Gollihare, R-Kellyville and Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa, broadens the applicability of the Good Samaritan Act and clarifies the applicability of liability protections.

Effective Date: / /    Emergency: Yes    Title: On

Current Status: Governor Action - Signed    Status Date: 04/19/2024

SB1806

Paraphrase: SB1806, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City and Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa, requires the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to have the power and duty to coordinate and oversee the distribution of emergency opioid antagonists by state agencies.

Effective Date: 11/01/2024    Emergency: No    Title: On

Current Status: H Committee - Do Pass    Status Date: 03/27/2024