WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2609
[Introduced February 19,
2021; Referred to the Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
then Health and Human Resources]
A BILL amend the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
§16-5T-7, relating to establishing quick response teams under the Office of
Drug Control Policy to act as first responders in narcotic related medical
emergencies.
Be it enacted by the
Legislature of West Virginia:
Subject to the policy
requirements of this article, and in coordination with health care providers,
law-enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, and health care
facilities of this state, the Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy
shall establish a plan for creating quick response teams (QRT) to serve as
a first responder unit in narcotic-related medical emergencies effective July
1, 2021. A quick response team shall be trained to serve and to work with drug addicted persons immediately
following their arrest at the regional jails, or at a treatment facility, to
address a first step to recovery for those suffering from substance abuse.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is
to establish quick response teams (QRT) under the Office of Drug Control Policy
to act as first responders in narcotic related medical emergencies.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring
indicates new language that would be added.