Sec. 202. Law enforcement naloxone training and implementation pilot
511 words·~2 min read·
/bill/113/hr/5845/ih/section-202A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
In this section, the term eligible entity means a State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency. Section 1177 of chapter 16 of Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation (21 U.S.C. chapter 16 subchapter IV) is amended— by adding subsection 1177c and inserting the following: The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, may make grants to eligible entities to create a pilot law enforcement program to prevent opioid and heroin overdose death.
An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General— that meets the criteria under paragraph (2); and at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may require. An eligible entity, in submitting an application under paragraph (1), shall— describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that will be used to evaluate the program funded with a grant under this section, and specifically explain how such measurements will provide valid measures of the impact of the program; describe how the program could be broadly replicated if demonstrated to be effective; identify the governmental and community agencies that the program will coordinate; and describe how law enforcement agencies will coordinate with their corresponding State substance abuse agency to identify protocols and resources that are available to victims and families, including information on treatment and recovery resources.
An eligible entity shall use a grant received under this section to— make naloxone available to be carried and administered by law enforcement officers; train and provide resources for law enforcement officers on carrying and administering naloxone for the prevention of opioid and heroin overdose death; and establish processes, protocols, and mechanisms for referral to treatment. The Attorney General may not award a grant under this section in an amount that exceeds $500,000.
The Attorney General shall award grants under this section for a period not to exceed 2 years. The Attorney General shall make a grant for the purpose of providing technical assistance and training on the use of naloxone to reverse overdose deaths and mechanisms for referral to treatment for an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section. The Attorney General shall conduct an evaluation of grants made under this section to determine— the number of officers equipped with naloxone for the prevention of fatal opioid and heroin overdose; the number of opioid and heroin overdoses reversed by officers receiving training and supplies of naloxone through a grant received under this section; the number of calls for service related to opioid and heroin overdose; the extent to which overdose victims and families receive information about treatment services and available data describing treatment admissions; and the research, training, and naloxone supply needs of law enforcement and first responder agencies, including those agencies that are not receiving grants under this section.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. .