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CA AB2145
Bill
Status
9/29/2010
Primary Sponsor
Tom Ammiano
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AI Summary
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Extends the reporting deadline for opioid overdose prevention and treatment training programs from January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2015, and extends the sunset date of the program from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2016.
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Authorizes unlicensed persons who have received specified training to administer opioid antagonist (naloxone) in emergencies without fee if they reasonably believe someone is experiencing a drug overdose.
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Protects unlicensed persons administering opioid antagonist from civil liability and criminal prosecution related to unauthorized practice of medicine or possession of the antagonist.
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Requires licensed health care providers prescribing opioid antagonist through approved programs to act with reasonable care and protects them from civil and criminal liability even when the antagonist is administered to someone other than the prescribed recipient.
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Applies only to Alameda, Fresno, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Mendocino, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz counties, and requires local health jurisdictions to collect and report data on training programs, prescriptions, doses administered, and adverse events.
Legislative Description
Drug overdose treatment: liability.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 545, Statutes of 2010.
9/29/2010