Prohibiting government purchases of opioid overdose reversal medications from certain entities.

 H-0635.1

HOUSE BILL 1413

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representative Reeves

Read first time 01/20/25. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting government purchases of opioid overdose reversal medications from certain entities; adding a new section to chapter 70.14 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that certain corporations have been parties to settlements with state governments over claims of having participated in causing or fueling the opioid epidemic. Some of these same corporations are now selling opioid overdose reversal medications to states. Whereas qualified and capable pharmaceutical distributors exist that have not been a party to these settlements, the state finds it critical to purchase opioid overdose reversal medications from one or more of these distributors that have not been found to have caused or fueled the opioid epidemic.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 70.14 RCW to read as follows: