AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
176wa
___________________ moved that SB 176 be amended as follows:
On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
" Section 1. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
The Legislature finds that:
(1) On October 20, 2017, the President of the United States declared the opioid crisis a
national public health emergency under federal law;
(2) The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that in 2016, ninety-one million
eight hundred thousand, or more than one-third of United States civilian,
noninstitutionalized adults, used prescription opioids and eleven million five hundred
thousand, or four and three-tenths percent, misused them;
(3) Misuse of prescription opioids presents serious public health concerns to the State of
South Dakota and to the citizens of the state;
(4) Misuse of prescription opioids presents serious financial concerns for the state. Under
certain health care programs, the state may have a legal obligation to provide medical
assistance to eligible persons for health conditions associated with opioid addiction or
misuse, and those persons may have a legal entitlement to receive that medical assistance;
and
(5) To appropriately address the crisis in South Dakota, the Office of the Attorney General
requires a full time equivalent attorney and a full time equivalent paralegal with related
operating expenses through the budget year of 2019 for the purposes of investigation and
litigation.
Section 2. That the code be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of two hundred thirty-one thousand
four hundred sixty-seven dollars ($231,467), or so much as may be necessary, and 2.0 FTE to the
Office of the Attorney General through the budget year of 2019, for the purposes of investigation and
litigation of opioid addiction and misuse.
Section 3. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing
public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval."