This 2018 brochure describes the Huntington, West Virginia opioid overdose Quick Response Team (QRT). The QRT responds to opioid overdoses in the community within 24 to 72 hours by attempting to contact the individual in the community and provide an opportunity for substance use Continue reading
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Huntington Quick Response Team
These presentation slides describe the Huntington, West Virginia Quick Response Team (QRT) which is a partnership of substance use disorder treatment providers, law enforcement, first responders, and faith-based community members. The QRT’s mission is to follow up on individuals Continue reading
Opioid Poisoning Related Reporting
The 2018 Arizona regulations that codify the requirements that law enforcement, emergency medical responders, health care providers and health care facilities must report incidences of opioid overdoses, deaths due to opioid overdoses, and the number of naloxone doses dispensed and administered. Continue reading
Arizona Enhanced Opioid Data Surveillance
Arizona’s Department of Health Services adopted an enhanced opioid data surveillance program that requires first responders and health care providers to report suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, naloxone distribution, and naloxone administration through an electronic reporting system. Providers are also required to report suspected cases of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (neonatal abstinence syndrome). In addition, the state provides blood testing from suspected opioid overdoses by the public health laboratory and has a real time opioid data online dashboard. Links the project website, copies of the executive order and regulations, frequently asked questions, and implementation guides are available below.
How to Report a Suspected Opioid/Opiate Overdose Using the AZ-PIERS System
Funding Source: Arizona Department of Health Services
Use of Naloxone by Law Enforcement for Opioid Overdose
The Arizona Department of Health Services prepared this presentation to train law enforcement officers on the use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses. It includes information on how to recognize an opioid overdose, how to administer naloxone, and considerations specifically for law enforcement officers. Continue reading
50 State Review on Opioid Related Policy – Appendix D: Data Collection Executive Summary
The Arizona Department of Health Services prepared a 2017 review of opioid related policies in all 50 states to assist decision makers in evaluating what additional programmatic and policy actions they might want to adopt. This appendix to the report was prepared by the Arizona Bureau of Continue reading
FAQs: Prehospital Opioid/Opiate Overdose Reporting for Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement
The Arizona Department of Health Services created these frequently asked questions to explain the state requirement that first responders — including fire, emergency medical services, and law enforcement — report suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, and doses of naloxone administered. Continue reading
Prehospital Opioid Overdose Reporting Tool
The state of Arizona has a program for first responders to report any out-of-hospital suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, and out-of-hospital use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose. The state asks first responders to report the information through the web- Continue reading
Data Use Agreement for Prehospital Opioid Overdose Reporting
The state of Arizona has a program for first responders to report any out-of-hospital suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, and out-of-hospital use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose. Emergency medical services, law enforcement and other first responder Continue reading