S0683B0929A03182 DMS:JMT 12/11/23 #90 A03182
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 683
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE MARCELL
Printer's No. 929
Amend Bill, page 1, line 3, by striking out all of said line
and inserting
urine drug screening requirement and for xylazine awareness
education.
Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 12 and 13
5903. Xylazine awareness education.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 4, by striking out the period after
"PA-NEDSS" and inserting
and shall provide informational materials under section
5903(a)(2) (relating to xylazine awareness education).
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 24 and 25
ยง 5903. Xylazine awareness education.
(a) Powers and duties.-- The Department of Drug and Alcohol
Programs , in consultation with the Department of Health and the
Department of Agriculture, shall have the power and its duty
shall be to:
(1) Enter into partnerships with health care providers,
including physicians and veterinarians, and community-based
health centers and hospitals to educate residents of this
Commonwealth on the dangers of human use of xylazine.
(2) Create informational materials in electronic and
physical form, in coordination with the partners described in
paragraph (1), which may be distributed to or accessed by
residents of this Commonwealth. The informational materials
shall include:
(i) The effects on the human body of the use of
xylazine.
(ii) How to talk to family and friends about the
dangers of human use of xylazine.
(iii) The legitimate uses of xylazine for animal
use.
(iv) Any other information that the Department of
Drug and Alcohol Programs deems necessary to prepare and
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educate residents of this Commonwealth on the dangers of
human use of xylazine.
(b) Expiration.--Upon a determination by the Secretary of
Health that the human use of xylazine no longer poses a
significant threat to the public health and safety of the
Commonwealth, the Secretary of Health shall transmit notice of
the determination to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania
Bulletin. This section shall expire upon publication of the
notice under this subsection.
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