Bill 240015
Adding a new Chapter 6-1600 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled “City Reports on Opioid Antidote Use,” to require certain reports from the Office of the Managing Director to Council concerning the City’s use of opioid antidote, all under certain terms and conditions.
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How members voted
Vote on Apr 11, 2024 · CITY COUNCIL
Aye (16)
Councilmember BassCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember AhmadCouncilmember LandauCouncilmember O'RourkeCouncilmember YoungCouncil President Johnson
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“I am pleased to advise you that on April 19, 2024 I signed the following bill which was passed by Council at its session on April 18, 2024, Bill No. 240176. And I am pleased to advise you that on April 23, 2024 I signed the following bills which were passed by Council at its session on April 11, 2024: Bill No. 240015, Bill No. 240017 and Bill No. 240020-A. Council President, there Stated Meeting 23 04/25/2024 are no…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, April 25, 2024 · Apr 25, 2024 · official transcript, this passage
“The ayes have it and the bill has been amended. This bill will be placed on the Final Passage Calendar for our next session of Council. Will the Clerk please read the title of Bill No. 240015.”
Council President Johnson · Stated Meeting, April 11, 2024 · Apr 11, 2024 · official transcript, this passage
“To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to which was referred Bill No. 240015 entitled adding a new Chapter 6-1600 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Reports On Opioid Antidote Use," to require certain reports from the City from the Office of the Managing Director to Council concerning the City's use of opioid antidote, all under…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, April 4, 2024 · Apr 4, 2024 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Jan 25, 2024Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- Mar 12, 2024HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 12, 2024HEARING HELD · Committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 12, 2024RECESSED · Committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Apr 1, 2024HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Apr 1, 2024HEARING HELD · Committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Apr 1, 2024REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Apr 11, 2024READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Apr 23, 2024SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Adding a new Chapter 6-1600 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Reports on Opioid Antidote Use," to require certain reports from the Office of the Managing Director to Council concerning the City's use of opioid antidote, all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE * * * Chapter 6-1600. City Reports on Opioid Antidote Use � 6-1601. Definitions. (1) Opioid antidote. Defined in accordance with Code � 9-637. (2) First Responders. City Employees working for the Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, and the Office of Homeless Services. (3) Repeat opioid antidote recipient. An individual who receives opioid antidote from a First Responder on at least two separate occasions that occur within at most thirty (30) days of each other. (4) Reporting term. The period beginning May 1, 2024, and ending June 31, 2026. � 6-1602. Reporting requirements. (1) During the reporting term, the Office of the Managing Director shall provide written reports to the Chief Clerk of Council that comply with the following requirements: (a) Contents. Reports must include, at a minimum, the following information for the three (3) month period preceding the original report deadline: (.1) The total number of individuals to whom First Responders administered opioid antidote, listed by department; (.2) The total number of opioid antidote treatments administered by each department; (.3) The number of repeat opioid antidote recipients to whom each department administered opioid antidote, provided that at least one such administration which took place within thirty (30) days of another administration must have occurred during the three (3) month period covered by the report; (.4) The number of opioid antidote treatments that each department administered to each repeat opioid antidote recipient, along with a description of the amount of time that passed between each such administration of opioid antidote; and (.5) The locations, identified by the nearest cross-street(s), where the department provided opioid antidote to any repeat opioid antidote recipients. (b) Privacy protection. The information in the report must be anonymized and must not contain any identifying information about individuals discussed in the report. (c) Timing. Reports shall be provided on a quarterly basis, beginning August 2024, and shall be due no later than the final business day of the months February, May, August, and November, unless an extension has been granted by the Council President. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately. _____________________ Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added. ..End