Opioid addiction task force.

ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0078

ENROLLED ACT NO. 60,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to controlled substances; creating an opioid addiction task force; specifying task force duties, membership and staffing; requiring coordination between the advisory council on palliative care and the opioid addiction task force; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
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1
‑
1202(g)(v) is amended to read:

35
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1
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1202
.

Advisory council on palliative care
.

(g)

The council shall:

(v)

Seek opportunities to open a dialogue with law enforcement
,

and

regulatory bodies
and the opioid addiction task force
on how to accommodate the legitimate uses of prescription drugs for palliative care with efforts to control the dangerous and illegal uses of those drugs;

Section

2
.

(a)

There is created the
o
pioid addiction
task force
. The task force shall consider the following issues:

(i)

Prescription drug monitoring programs and electronic prescribing systems, including the controlled substance
s
prescription tracking program
under
W.S. 35
‑
7
‑
1060

and patient prescription history verification requirements
;

(ii)

Grants relating to substance abuse education, prevention
,
treatment
and recovery
made
available
by the federal government, the state of Wyoming and
other organization
s
;

(iii)

The availability and use of naloxone
and other prescription drugs
to counteract opioid overdoses;

(iv)

The quality
and availability
of treatment for o
pioid addiction and overdoses
in Wyoming
;

(v)

Strategies to reduce the administration of opioids including promotion of alternative treatments, methods and possible limits on the quantity
of opioids tha
t a health care provider is authorized to pre
scribe
;

(vi)

Authorized
uses of opioids
and any needed legal exceptions for
authorized
uses;

(vii)

Strategies for community engagement, including outreach to
stakeholders

and
support
for
families of persons who have been impacted by opioids;

(viii)

Strategies for the state of Wyoming to undertake a focused, unified
and
cross

agency approach
relating to
opioid educa
tion, prevention and treatment;

(ix)

Prescriber
and dispenser
education relating to opioids;

(x)

Necessary law enforcement strategies and tools;

(xi)

Any relevant findings developed by the advisory council on palliative care; and

(
x
i
i
)

Any o
ther matter relating to opioids
determined to be relevant
by the task force
.

(b)

The task force shall consist of
fourteen
(1
4
) members as follows:

(i)

T
wo
(
2
) members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be designated chairman of the task force by the president;

(ii)

T
wo (2
) members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives
, one of whom shall be designated vice chairman of the task force by the speaker;

(i
ii
)

One
(1)
member
who shall be
the director of the department of health
or his designee
;

(iv
)

One
(1)
member who
shall be
a
mental
health care provider specializing in
mental health and
substance abuse
, appointed by the governor
;

(v
)

One
(1)
member who shall be
a law enforcement
officer specializing
in drug enforcement
, appointed by the governor
;

(vi)

Two (2) members of the public, appointed by the governor
,

one (1) of whom shall be a practicing physician in the state of Wyoming
;

(vii)

One (1) member from the attorney general's office, appointed by the governor;

(viii)

One (1) member who shall be a practicing pharmacist, appointed by the governor;

(ix)

One (1) member who shall be a board of pharmacy member familiar with the prescription drug monitoring program, appointed by the governor;

(x)

One (1) member who is chairman of the advisory council on palliative care, or his designee;

(xi)

One (1) member who shall be engaged in the treatment of chronic pain, appointed by the governor.

(c
)

Legislative m
embers of the task force shall be pa
id salary, mileage
and per diem
expenses
as provided in W.S. 28
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5
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101
, but no salary for preparation,
for their official duties as members of the task force.
Nonlegislative m
embers of the task force
shall not receive a salary,
but shall
be paid
mileage and per diem
expenses
as provided
in
W.S.
9
‑
3
‑
102
for their official duties as members of the task force
.
A
sta
te or local government employee'
s service on the task force shall be considered
within the scope of
t
he employee's regular
duties
and
the employee's regular pay shall
be earned.

(d
)

The task force shall submit a
preliminary
report on or before October 1, 201
8
to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee
,
joi
nt appropriations committee,
ma
nagement council
and the governor
.
The report shall summarize
the work of the task force,
the task force's efforts to address the
issues

set forth
in subsection (a) of this section and
any
recommendations
for action.
The task force shall submit a final report addressing the issues required by this subsection, including any recommendations for action, on or before October 1, 2019.

(e
)

The task force shall be staffed by the legislative service office.

(f
)

The task force shall terminate on December 31, 2019.

Section
3
.

(a)

There is appropriated

twenty
‑
five thousand dollars (
$
2
5,000.00
)
from the general fund to the legislative service office. This appropriation shall only be expended for salary, mileage and per diem
expenses
for legislative members appointed to the task force pursuant to section
2
of this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2020.

(b)

There is appropriated
forty
thousand dollars (
$
40
,000.00
)
from the general fund to the office of the governor. This appropriation shall only be expended for mileage and per diem
expenses
for
nonlegislative members appointed to the task force pursuant to section
2
of this act.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2020.

Section
4
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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