Section 19-310.3 - Development of protocol for discharge of patient with substance use disorder(a) On or before January 1, 2018, each hospital shall have a protocol for discharging a patient who was treated by the hospital for a drug overdose or was identified as having a substance use disorder.(b) The protocol: (1) May include: (i) Coordination with peer recovery counselors who can conduct a screening, a brief intervention, and referral to treatment and connection of the patient with community services; and(ii) Prescribing opioid overdose reversal drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the patient; and(2) On or before June 30, 2023, shall require offering opioid overdose reversal drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, free of charge, to a patient who received treatment for a substance use disorder, opioid use disorder, or nonfatal drug overdose event.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 239, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 6, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2019.Added by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 572, Sec. 3, eff. 6/1/2017.Added by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 571, Sec. 3, eff. 6/1/2017.