HB 1671-S.E - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Authorizes a practitioner to prescribe, dispense, distribute, and deliver an opioid overdose medication: (1) Directly to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose; or |
(2) By collaborative drug therapy agreement, standing order, or protocol to another person who is in a position to assist a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose. |
Authorizes a pharmacist to: (1) Dispense an opioid overdose medication pursuant to a prescription; and |
(2) Administer an opioid overdose medication to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose. |
Requires a pharmacist, at the time of dispensing an opioid overdose medication, to provide written instructions on the proper response to an opioid-related overdose including instructions for seeking immediate medical attention. |