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AB 2150: Emergencies: personnel: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.
What AB 2150 does, verified September 22, 2026
This bill requires employers in the state to provide their employees with CPR certification training, and also to take an online video module training on the use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses. The training curriculum must be overseen by the Emergency Medical Services Authority. The goal of this bill is to increase the rate of opioid overdose reversals. The training must be completed by employees who require CPR certification training, and must include instructions for using naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses.
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| Sep. 20, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 384, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 20, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 03, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6579.). |
| Aug. 25, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, September 20, 2026 · 1,433 words
Assembly Bill No. 2150
CHAPTER 384
An act to add Section 1797.197b to the Health and Safety Code, relating to emergencies.
[ Approved by Governor September 20, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State September 20, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2150, Haney. Emergencies: personnel: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.
Existing law establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority within the California Health and Human Services Agency, and requires the authority to coordinate state activities concerning emergency medical services.
Existing law requires a public safety agency that provides “911” call processing services for emergency medical response, by January 1, 2027, to provide prearrival medical instructions to “911” callers requiring medical assistance, including, at a minimum, administration of naloxone for suspected narcotics overdoses. Existing law requires the authority to develop and adopt training, standards, and regulations for all prehospital emergency medical care personnel regarding the use and administration of naloxone hydrochloride and other opioid antagonists. Existing law makes any person who violates these provisions guilty of a misdemeanor.
Existing law grants the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, jurisdiction over all employment and places of employment, and the power necessary to enforce and administer all occupational health and safety laws and standards.
Exiting law requires the division, before December 1, 2027, to submit a draft rulemaking proposal to revise specified regulations on first aid materials and emergency medical services to require first aid materials in a workplace to include naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to reverse opioid overdose and instructions for using the opioid antagonist. Existing law requires the standards board to consider for adoption revised standards for the standards described above on or before December 1, 2028.
This bill would require an employer operating in this state that requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification training of its employees to also require those employees, except as specified, to take an online video module training on the use of naloxone to increase the rate of opioid overdose reversals, as prescribed. Because a violation of this provision would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the Emergency Medical Services Authority to review and approve the online video module trainings to ensure that the training content meets certain minimum standards.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1797.197b is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following 1797.197a, to read:1797.197b.
(a) An employer operating in this state that requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification training of its employees shall also require those employees to take an online video module training on the use of naloxone approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority pursuant to subdivision (c), including, but not limited to, those offered by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, to increase the rate of opioid overdose reversals. Each employer shall pay for the costs of the training.(b) The training required by subdivision (a) shall be separate from the existing CPR training curriculum.
(c) (1) The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall review and approve the online video module trainings described in subdivision (a) to ensure that the training includes, at a minimum, all of the following:
(A) Recognition of the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose.
(B) Appropriate response actions, including emergency procedures.
(C) Proper administration of naloxone or other opioid antagonists approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(2) The authority’s role shall be limited to approving the training content for consistency with these minimum standards and shall not include administration, enforcement, or ongoing monitoring of employer compliance with subdivision (a).
(d) (1) An employee who has completed CPR certification, first aid certification, or other training through a program that the Emergency Medical Services Authority determines includes training that meets or exceeds the minimum standards described in subdivision (c) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement of subdivision (a), and the employer shall not be required to provide separate training to that employee, provided that the employer maintains documentation of the qualifying program or certification.
(2) The Emergency Medical Services Authority may establish a process by which a training program, certifying body, or employer may seek a determination that an existing training meets or exceeds the minimum standards described in subdivision (c). Nothing in this section shall be construed to discourage or limit training that exceeds those minimum standards.
(e) (1) The training required under this section is for educational and preparedness purposes only and does not create an independent duty, authorization, or expectation for any employee to administer naloxone.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand, modify, or supersede any state or federal law, regulation, or licensing requirement governing scope of practice, medication administration, or delegation of clinical tasks, including, but not limited to, requirements applicable under Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(3) This section applies uniformly to all employers subject to subdivision (a). No employer classification, facility type, or program type shall be exempt from the training requirement solely on the basis of existing clinical staffing levels or internal medication administration policies. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to preclude the recognition of equivalent training as provided in subdivision (d).
(f) (1) The requirements of this section are minimum requirements and establish a floor, and not a ceiling, for employer-provided training in opioid overdose prevention and response and the administration of an opioid antagonist.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt, amend, repeal, or enforce any regulation, standard, or order requiring training in opioid overdose prevention and response or the administration of an opioid antagonist for a broader class of employers or employees, or on a more frequent or more comprehensive basis, than is required by this section.
(3) The class of employers described in subdivision (a) shall not be construed as the exclusive class of employers that may be made subject to a training requirement adopted pursuant to paragraph (2), and this section shall not be construed as an expression of legislative intent to occupy the field of employer-provided training in opioid overdose prevention and response or the administration of an opioid antagonist.
(4) If a regulation, standard, or order adopted pursuant to paragraph (2) imposes a requirement that is more protective of employee or public health and safety than a requirement of this section, the regulation, standard, or order shall control. Compliance with this section shall not be construed to establish compliance with any other regulation, standard, or order.
(5) The definitions and descriptions used in this section apply only for purposes of this section and shall not be construed to define, limit, or otherwise govern the meaning of any term for purposes of a regulation, standard, or order adopted pursuant to paragraph (2).
SEC. 2.
It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to establish a baseline requirement for employer-provided training in opioid overdose prevention and response and the administration of an opioid antagonist, and to complement, and not to constrain, the rulemaking of the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on this subject. The Legislature does not intend this act to limit, delay, narrow, or otherwise affect the scope of any regulation, standard, or order that may be adopted requiring training of employers or employees not covered by this act.SEC. 3.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.Text of AB 2150 as chaptered, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions