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2015 SESSION
HB 1732 Naloxone or other opioid antagonists; dispensing and administration.
Introduced by: M. Keith Hodges | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Dispensing and administration of naloxone or other opioid antagonists. Provides that a dispenser may dispense naloxone or any other opioid antagonists pursuant to a written order or standing protocol of the Health Commissioner to a person for administration in an emergency to a person who is experiencing or is about to experience a life-threatening opiate overdose, and that a person may possess and administer naloxone or any other opioid antagonists to a person who is experiencing or is about to experience a life-threatening opiate overdose, provided such person has received appropriate training. The bill also provides that law-enforcement officers and firefighters may possess and administer naloxone or any other opioid antagonists to a person who is experiencing or is about to experience a life-threatening opiate overdose. Under current law, such possession and use is permitted only in a pilot program conducted by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
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HISTORY
- 01/12/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100317D
- 01/12/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/04/15 House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote