An act TO AUTHORIZE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT 10 PROGRAMS TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICATION KITS, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas      As Engrossed: H3/31/25
2 95th General Assembly
                               A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                            HOUSE BILL 1677

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5 By: Representatives Bentley, McGrew, Hawk

6 By: Senator J. Payton

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8                        For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT

10  PROGRAMS TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICATION KITS; AND

11  FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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14                                           Subtitle

15                       TO AUTHORIZE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE

16                       TREATMENT PROGRAMS TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY

17                       MEDICATION KITS.

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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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21  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 64, Subchapter 9, is

22 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:

23  20-64-912. Emergency medication kits -- Definition.

24  (a) As used in this section, "emergency medication kit" means a kit

25 containing medication that may be required for immediate therapeutic needs of

26 a patient and that are not available from any other source in sufficient time

27 to prevent risk of harm by delay.

28  (b)(1) An alcohol and drug abuse treatment program, including a stand-

29 alone detoxification facility or substance abuse treatment center, may

30 maintain an emergency medication kit if the alcohol and drug abuse treatment

31 program has a physician or other medical personnel on staff and is able to

32 administer the controlled substances and noncontrolled legend drugs.

33  (2)(A) The alcohol and drug abuse treatment program shall

34 designate one (1) licensed pharmacy to supply and oversee the emergency

35 medication kit.

36                       (B) The licensed pharmacy under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of

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1 this section shall be registered with the United States Drug Enforcement

2 Administration and licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy.

3        (3) The emergency medication kit shall be:

4                   (A) Stored in a locked container or cabinet behind a

5 locked door; and

6                   (B) Accessible only to licensed medical personnel.

7        (4) The medication in the emergency medication kit shall only be

8 administered by licensed medical personnel acting on the order of a physician

9 or advanced practice registered nurse in compliance with 21 C.F.R. � 1306.11

10 and 21 C.F.R. � 1306.21.

11       (5) All drugs administered from the kit shall be replaced within

12 seventy-two (72) hours by the designated licensed pharmacy based on a

13 prescription for the patient to whom the drugs were administered.

14       (c) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules regarding

15 the emergency medication kit, including without limitation:

16       (1) The contents of the emergency medication kit, which shall

17 not contain a Schedule II controlled substance;

18       (2) The quantity of each medication in the emergency medication

19 kit;

20       (3) The storage and security requirements for an emergency

21 medication kit; and

22       (4) The use and access of an emergency medication kit.

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