HB 2168 — Facilitating the rapid sharing of overdose mapping information for overdose prevention.

ENGROSSEDH-2488.3 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2168 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Manjarrez, Dent, Dufault, Barnard, Mendoza, Graham, Pollet, and Bernbaum)Bernbaum READPrefiled FIRST12/18/25. TIME 02/04/26.

Read first time 01/12/26.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

1 ESHBHB 2168 entities to combine their numerous resources and strengths, thus reducing insular decision making.

(1)(a) Beginning JulyJanuary 1, 2027, the department shall submit the information required under this section to the overdose detection mapping application program to report all incidences of fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses submitted to the Washington emergency medical services information system.

2 ESHBHB 2168 an application programing interface or similar process to allow for the near time transfer of the information required under the section between the Washington emergency medical services information system and the overdose detection mapping application program.

(ii) The location in latitude and longitudelongitude, to no more than four decimal places, where the patient was initially encountered by the emergency medical services provider;

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(4) TheFor departmentpurposes mayof not submit any information pursuant to this sectionsection: that allows for or creates a risk of identification of an individual or individuals experiencing a suspected or actual overdose.

(5) If the department determines that information submitted to the overdose detection mapping application program by the department is being used in ways specified under subsection (3) of this section or has been accessed by any federal agency without prior authorization by the department, submission to the overdose detection mapping application program by the department and access to p.

3 ESHB 2168 department information submitted to the overdose detection mapping application program must be immediately terminated.

(6) For purposes of this section:

(d)p. "Overdose detection mapping application program" means the Washington/Baltimore high intensity drug trafficking area overdose detection mapping application program or subsequent program operated by a unit of state or local government for the same purpose, if the subsequent program is approved by the department.

3 HB 2168 (d) "Overdose detection mapping application program" means the Washington/Baltimore high intensity drug trafficking area overdose detection mapping application program or subsequent program operated by a unit of state or local government for the same purpose, if the subsequent program is approved by the department.

All other p.hospitals and prehospital providers shall furnish trauma data as required by the department by rule.

4 ESHB 2168 hospitals and prehospital providers shall furnish trauma data as required by the department by rule.

The data system must be used to improve the availability and deliveryp. of prehospital emergency medical services.

4 HB 2168 delivery of prehospital emergency medical services.

(4) ((Data)) Except as provided in section 2 of this act, data elements related to the identification of individual patient's, provider's and facility's care outcomes shall be confidential, shall p.be exempt from RCW 29B.05.030, 29B.15.010, 29B.20.010 through 29B.20.030, 29B.20.060 through 29B.20.100, 29B.60.010 through 29B.60.050, and 42.56.030 through 42.56.570 ((and 42.17.350 through 42.17.450)), and shall not be subject to discovery by subpoena or admissible as evidence.

5 ESHB 2168 be exempt from RCW 29B.05.030, 29B.15.010, 29B.20.010 through 29B.20.030, 29B.20.060 through 29B.20.100, 29B.60.010 through 29B.60.050, and 42.56.030 through 42.56.570 ((and 42.17.350 through 42.17.450)), and shall not be subject to discovery by subpoena or admissible as evidence.

(a) In actions arising out of the department's designation of a hospital or health care facility pursuant to RCW 70.168.070;p.

5 HB 2168 70.168.070;

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