Opioid Antagonist Availability & State Board of Health

Updated document versioning from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' and changed the amendment adoption notation from 'Second House' to 'Second Reading in the Second House'.

Removed several co-sponsors from the House sponsorship list (Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Bradley, Brown, Caldwell, Clifford, Duran, Froelich, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Mabrey, McCluskie, McCormick, Phillips, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Valdez, Winter T., Woodrow).

Added new Section 3 to amend C.R.S. 22-1-119.1, establishing policy requirements for school boards regarding the possession and administration of opioid antagonists, though the complete amendment language is not fully visible in this excerpt.

Reorganized document structure from final act format to revised bill format with proper header information, reading dates, and committee listings

Added bill summary section explaining the bill's purpose and key provisions in plain language

Updated page numbering and formatting to reflect the revised version with all amendments incorporated

Changed sponsorship listing format from inline text to structured sections for Senate and House sponsorship

Updated eligibility criteria to reference specific sections of the State Board of Health's eligible entity list and clarified requirements for school employees and agents.

Added requirement for the State Board of Health to consult with the Colorado Youth Advisory Council on issues relating to the youth opioid epidemic.

Technical formatting changes including capitalization adjustments and spacing corrections throughout the document.

Added clarification that school employees must act in accordance with specific sections of the state code when administering opioid antagonists.

Added specific duties for the Colorado Youth Advisory Council to present issues to the State Board of Health twice yearly and consult with the Prevention Services Division during rule-making.

Modified school policies to allow opioid antagonists to be stored in automated external defibrillator cabinets and permit untrained students to administer the medication if they believe they are needed for an overdose emergency.

Expanded the list of eligible entities that can receive opioid antagonists to include libraries, institutions of higher education, units of local government, and various first responders.

Established a requirement for the Department of Public Health and Environment to include youth overdose prevention information in its annual SMART Act hearing starting January 2026.

Created a new statute establishing an eligible entity list and standing order authority for opioid antagonist distribution by the State Board of Health.

Added four new Senate sponsors (Amabile, Coleman, Cutter, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Michaelson Jenet, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman) to the bill's sponsorship list.

Updated the bill title to clarify that the State Board must consult with the Colorado Youth Advisory Council on youth opioid epidemic issues.

Removed a section that authorized school employees or agents to administer opioid antagonists to individuals believed to be suffering from an opioid overdose on school grounds or school buses.

Changed the agency required to consult with the Colorado Youth Advisory Council during opioid antagonist rule-making from the State Board of Health to the Prevention Services Division within the Department of Public Health and Environment.

Reorganized bill structure, updated sponsorship information to include additional sponsors, and added a bill summary indicating amendments adopted during second reading.