SB880 Summary

• Creates the "Naloxone Access Act" establishing legal framework for prescribing, dispensing, and administering opioid antagonists (naloxone) to prevent overdose deaths.

• Permits healthcare professionals acting in good faith to prescribe and dispense opioid antagonists to persons at risk of overdose, emergency medical technicians, first responders, law enforcement, harm reduction organizations, and family members or friends.

• Grants civil, criminal, and professional liability immunity to healthcare professionals who prescribe or dispense opioid antagonists and to any person who administers an opioid antagonist in good faith believing another person is experiencing an opioid overdose.

• Authorizes the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training to certify training for law enforcement officers on proper use of mechanical and other tourniquets for emergency response, with immunity protection for officers acting in good faith.

• Establishes definitions including "opioid antagonist," "opioid-related drug overdose," "first responders," "emergency medical services technician," and "harm reduction organization" for implementation of the act.