The new bill was first shared with The Hill by lawmakers. Angie Craig (D-Min.) and Tony Gonzalez (R-Texas) will help health care providers purchase and distribute “lethal means safety” supplies. lock box or safe — for children at risk of overdose and suicide.
In that case, doctors would provide parents with the means to safely store opioids and other dangerous substances and keep them away from at-risk children in the home. The concept of safety for lethal means focuses on: temporarily secure Drugs, weapons, anything the child is thinking of using to commit suicide.
sense. ben ray lujan (DN.M.) and marco rubio (R-Florida) has introduced a companion bill in the Senate.
This law partially amends support method, focuses on prevention, treatment, and recovery services for opioid misuse, including fentanyl. The bill was first passed in 2018, but lawmakers missed a September deadline to reauthorize many of its provisions.
House Energy and Commerce Committee passed unanimously A limited version of the bill was introduced over the summer, but the full House has yet to approve it.Not sure if it's a speaker mike johnson (R-Louisiana) considers this bill a priority.
of Senate Health Committee It plans to meet next week to consider a version of the bill.
