SR 63 — HEALTH SERVICES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the feasibility of providing buprenorphine to paramedics.

SLS 26RS-665 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

63 BY SENATOR OWEN HEALTHSERVICES.RequeststheLouisianaDepartmentofHealthtostudythefeasibilityA RESOLUTION To request the Louisiana Department of Health to study the feasibility of providing suboxonebuprenorphine to firstparamedics responders.in Louisiana.

AWHEREAS, RESOLUTIONevery Toyear requestover thetwo-thousand Louisianapeople Departmentin ofLouisiana Healthdie tofrom studya thedrug feasibilityoverdose, ofaccounting providingfor suboxoneover totwo firstpercent respondersof innationwide Louisiana.overdose deaths;

and WHEREAS, everydeath yearfrom overdrugoverdose 2,000maybe peoplepreventablewith inattentivecarefrom Louisianafirst dieresponders fromif athey drughave overdose,life-saving accountingmedication foravailable overto 2%them; of nationwide overdose deaths;

and WHEREAS, death from drugoverdose maybe preventablewith attentive carefrom first responders if they have life-saving medication available to them;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,uptoforty-sevenpercentofpatientsrefusetransporttothehospitalafter up to 47% of patients refuse transport to the hospital after a naloxone reversal, leaving them at high risk for a fatal, repeat overdose;

and WHEREAS,suboxoneisaprescriptionmedicationthatcontainsbuprenorphineandWHEREAS,Suboxoneisaprescriptionmedicationthatcontainsbothbuprenorphine naloxoneandnaloxone,andhelpspeoplewithopioidusedisordermanageopioidcravingsandreduce and helps people with opioid use disorder manage opioid cravings and reduce withdrawal symptoms;

and WHEREAS, patients who encountered a suboxone-equippedSuboxone-equipped ambulance were over five times more likely to engage in addiction treatment within thirty days;

and WHEREAS, severalstates, includingNew Jerseyand Delaware,and municipalities have authorized certain first responders to administer suboxone;Suboxone;

and PageWHEREAS,programsinthesestatesaimtobridgethegapbetweenemergencycare 1and ofaddiction 2recovery. SLS 26RS-665 ORIGINAL SR NO.

63THEREFORE, WHEREAS,programsinthesestatesaimtobridgethegapbetweenemergencycareBE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby request that the Louisiana Department of Health study the feasibility of providing buprenorphine to paramedics in Louisiana, including information on efforts in other states and addictionmunicipalities, recovery.any potential logistical and legal challenges, and recommended protocols.

THEREFORE,Page BE1 IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the2 LegislatureSR ofNO. Louisiana does hereby request that the Louisiana Department of Health study the feasibility of providing suboxone to first responders in Louisiana, including information on efforts in other states and municipalities, any potential logistical and legal challenges, and recommended protocols.

63 ENROLLED BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthattheLouisianaDepartmentofHealthshallsubmit its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and to theDavidR.theDavidR.PoynterLegislativeResearchLibrary,asrequiredbyR.S.

PoynterLegislative24:771, ResearchLibrary,asrequiredbyR.S.24:771,nolaterthannolaterthan February 1, 2027.

ThePRESIDENT originalOF instrumentTHE andSENATE thePage following2 digest, which constitutes no part of the2 legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SR 63 Original 2026 Regular Session Owen Requests the La.

Dept.

of Health to study the feasibility of providing suboxone to first responders in La.

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