5906.E AMH APP H3431.1
 
ESB 5906 - H COMM AMD
By Committee on Appropriations
ADOPTED 03/01/2024
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.70 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall develop, implement, and maintain a statewide drug overdose prevention and awareness campaign to address the drug overdose epidemic.
(2)(a) The campaign must educate the public about the dangers of methamphetamines and opioids, including fentanyl, and the harms caused by drug use. The campaign must include outreach to both youth and adults aimed at preventing substance use and overdose deaths.
(b) The department, in consultation with the health care authority, may also include messaging focused on substance use disorder and overdose death prevention, resources for addiction treatment and services, and information on immunity for people who seek medical assistance in a drug overdose situation pursuant to RCW 69.50.315.
(3) The 2024 and 2025 campaigns must focus on increasing the awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, including the high possibility that other drugs are contaminated with synthetic opioids and that even trace amounts of synthetic opioids can be lethal.
(4) Beginning June 30, 2025, and each year thereafter, the department must submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the content and distribution of the statewide drug overdose prevention and awareness campaign. The report must include a summary of the messages distributed during the campaign, the mediums through which the campaign was operated, and data on how many individuals received information through the campaign. The report must be submitted in compliance with RCW 43.01.036.
(5) This section expires July 1, 2029.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2024, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to consult with the Health Care Authority on possible additional messaging. Specifies that the 2024 and 2025 campaigns include specific information regarding dangers associated with synthetic opioids and that the report be submitted electronically.
Replaces references to "education" with "awareness" and a reference to "drug addiction" with "substance use disorder."
Removes the:
(1) Condition that the requirements are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated;
(2) Specification that the campaign be ongoing;
(3) Requirement for DOH to conduct a feasibility study;
(4) Intent section; and
(5) Effective date section.
Adds a null and void clause, making the bill null and void unless funded in the budget.
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