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GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (CABINET)

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GOVERNOR'S OVERDOSE PREVENTION COUNCIL

Ex officio: Sam J. Abed, Secretary of Juvenile Services; Stephen T. Moyer, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Col. William M. Pallozzi, Secretary of State Police; Kevin G. Seaman, M.D., Executive Director, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems.

Staff: vacancy
c/o Office of Governor, State House, Room 215, State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1925
(410) 974-2193

Sara Cherico-Hsii
c/o Maryland Health Quality & Cost Council, Office of Secretary, Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Office Building, 201 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-5660
e-mail: sara.cherico@maryland.gov
web: http://adaa.dhmh.maryland.gov/OVERDOSE_PREVENTION/SitePages/overdose-prevention-council.aspx

In June 2014, the Governor established the Governor's Overdose Prevention Council as a subcabinet within the Governor's Office (Executive Order 01.01.2014.12).

The Council is to advise and assist the Governor in establishing a coordinated statewide strategy to reduce fatal and nonfatal unintentional overdoses in Maryland. To improve sharing of public health and public safety information relating to the opoid overdose epidemic, the Council will recommend policies, regulations, and legislation. Further, a statewide plan to reduce overdoses will be developed by the Council that includes sharing information and data by State agencies, and analyzing the data for trends and to target prevention efforts; expanding access and removing barriers to treatment and recovery services for opoid users; finding means for treatment for persons who have overdosed; and emphasizing treatment over enforcement consistent with the recently passed Good Samaritan Law effective October 1, 2014 (Chapter 401, Acts of 2014).

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