Association Executive Directors Community

  • 1.  Access to NarCan(Naloxone

    Posted 10-25-2022 08:00
    I am looking for state policies related to access to Naloxone. Since this is still a controlled drug, with access only through prescription, our providers aren't able to keep a supply on hand. Just looking for policies or regulations that make access easier for providers and consumers.

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    Annette Dubas
    Executive Director
    Nebraska Association of Behavioral Health Organizations
    Fullerton NE
    308-550-0614
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  • 2.  RE: Access to NarCan(Naloxone

    Posted 10-25-2022 08:55
    Massachusetts facilitates access to Naloxone without a prescription through a standing order from our health department: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/getting-naloxone-from-a-pharmacy. All pharmacies are required to maintain a standing supply.  These fills are charged to the individual or their insurance.  

    Providers can purchase in bulk through a state purchasing program.  There are training and reporting requirements and the provider must get a certain type of state controlled substances registration:  https://www.mass.gov/service-details/bulk-purchasing-of-naloxone.  Providers that are contracted to deliver services through our state bureau of substance addiction services are eligible for free training and TA and a small supply of Naloxone: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/training-resources.

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    Lydia Conley
    President/CEO
    Association for Behavioral Healthcare
    Natick MA
    508-647-8385
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  • 3.  RE: Access to NarCan(Naloxone

    National Council Staff
    Posted 10-25-2022 09:01
    Dear Association Executives - Below and at the link below, please find a model law that the White House/ONDCP helped to develop to increase access to Naloxone.

    https://legislativeanalysis.org/model-expanded-access-to-emergency-opioid-antagonists-act/

     

    APPA's Model Expanded Access to Emergency Opioid Antagonists Act provides state officials with the means to increase the ability of their citizens to access and use life-saving emergency opioid antagonists. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over 934,000 Americans died from a fatal overdose involving an opioid between 1999 and 2020. Opioid antagonists, such as naloxone, can be used during emergencies to reverse opioid overdoses and are effective in preventing fatal drug overdoses. This Act: (1) enables all citizens to access emergency opioid antagonists; (2) encourages citizens to obtain emergency opioid antagonists; (3) grants immunity to individuals who administer opioid antagonists; (4) requires physicians to co-prescribe an emergency opioid antagonist when prescribing an opioid to someone; (5) ensures that health insurance covers emergency opioid antagonists, like naloxone; (6) prohibits discriminatory life and health insurance practices related to the possession of emergency opioid antagonists; (7) provides increased access to opioid antagonists in educational institutions and correctional settings; (8) establishes a pilot program to increase bystander access to emergency opioid antagonists; and (9) promotes initiatives that educate citizens on the life-saving potential of emergency opioid antagonists.

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    Chuck Ingoglia
    President & CEO
    National Council for Mental Wellbeing
    Direct: (202) 684-3749


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    Neal Comstock
    Director of Membership
    National Council
    NealC@TheNationalCouncil.org
    202 748-8793
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  • 4.  RE: Access to NarCan(Naloxone

    Posted 10-25-2022 10:56
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    TAADAS worked on a bill last session that increased access to naloxone through a statewide standing order.  the bill is attached.  Our Department of Health Medical director issued a standing order but local standing orders from providers to the pharmacy have worked as well.

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    Mary Linden Salter
    Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug and Other Addiction Services
    Nashville TN
    615-780-5901
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    pc0749 Naloxone Bill.pdf   120 KB 1 version


  • 5.  RE: Access to NarCan(Naloxone

    Posted 10-25-2022 10:57
    Similar to Massachusetts, NY has both a standing order that allows pharmacies to distribute naloxone without a prescription (https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/general/opioid_overdose_prevention/pharmacy_standing_order.htm).

    Additionally, the state's Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs allows providers to maintain naloxone at their programs without individual prescriptions (state page with statute language: https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/general/opioid_overdose_prevention/regulations.htm#phl; city health department plain language info sheet: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/basas/oopp-info-sheet.pdf). There are some training and reporting requirements (full program guidance: https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/general/opioid_overdose_prevention/docs/policies_and_procedures.pdf) and programs are able to order naloxone from the state health department.

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    Nadia Chait
    Director of Policy & Advocacy
    The Coalition for Behavioral Health
    New York, NY
    212-742-1600 x106
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  • 6.  RE: Access to NarCan(Naloxone

    Posted 10-25-2022 10:57
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    Attached is the Florida's Overdose Prevention Program provider enorllment packet for Narcan.  The document includes a model standing order, and policies.  Good luck!
    Melanie

    Melanie Brown Woofter

    President and CEO

    316 E. Park Ave. | Tallahassee, FL 32301

    P: 850.224.6048 | C: 850.567.1946

    E: melanie@floridabha.org

    www.floridabha.org



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    Melanie Brown-Woofter
    President/CEO
    Florida Behavioral Health Association
    Tallahassee FL
    850-224-6048
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  • 7.  RE: Access to NarCan(Naloxone

    Posted 10-25-2022 11:58
    Here's the link for Ohio's naloxone response, Project Dawn, which make naloxone available at no cost through the Ohio Department of Health.  https://odh.ohio.gov/know-our-programs/project-dawn/welcome 

    Additionally, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy has a host of resources on everything from pharmacists dispensing naloxone without a prescription, EMS distribution, automated dispensing sites, etc.  https://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/Pubs/NaloxoneResources.  

    Local health departments are also partnering with libraries and local parks/recreation sites to make naloxone available and immediately accessible.

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    Teresa Lampl
    Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers
    Columbus OH
    614-228-2747
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