Bill Text: CA SB641 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public health: alcohol and drug programs: naloxone.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Vetoed) 2024-01-25 - Veto sustained. [SB641 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB641-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 641

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Introduced by Senator Roth

February 16, 2023

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An act to amend Section 11758.06 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 641, as introduced, Roth. Public health: drug overdose information.

Existing law, until July 1, 2013, required the State Department of Health Care Services to place on its internet website information on drug overdose trends in California, including county and state death rates.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 11758.06 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

11758.06.

 (a) On or before July 1, 2004, and on or before January 1, 2009, as specified in subdivision (c), the department shall place on its Internet Web site internet website information on drug overdose trends in California, including county and state death rates, from existing data, in order to ascertain changes in the causes or rates of fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses for the preceding five years.

(b) The information required by subdivision (a) shall include, to the extent available, data on all of the following:

(1) Trends in drug overdose death rates by county or city, or both.

(2) Suggested improvements in data collection.

(3) A description of interventions that may be effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdoses.

(c) The information required by subdivision (a) to be placed on the department’s Internet Web site internet website shall remain on the Internet Web site internet website for a period of not less than six months. The department shall update the information required pursuant to subdivision (a) and shall place the updated information on the Internet Web site internet website on or before January 1, 2009, for a period of not less than six months.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.