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FL H0751
Bill
Status
6/11/2015
Primary Sponsor
Civil Justice Subcommittee
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AI Summary
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Creates section 381.887, Florida Statutes, titled the "Emergency Treatment and Recovery Act" to authorize emergency treatment for suspected opioid overdose.
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Authorizes licensed health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense emergency opioid antagonists (naloxone hydrochloride or similar FDA-approved drugs) to patients or caregivers for overdose emergencies.
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Permits patients and caregivers to store, possess, and administer emergency opioid antagonists in good faith during emergency situations when a physician is not immediately available, regardless of prescription status.
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Grants civil and criminal liability immunity to authorized health care practitioners, dispensing practitioners, and pharmacists who prescribe or dispense emergency opioid antagonists in compliance with the statute and acting in good faith with reasonable care.
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Authorizes emergency responders (law enforcement, paramedics, emergency medical technicians) to possess, store, and administer emergency opioid antagonists as clinically indicated; does not create a duty or standard of care to prescribe or administer these antagonists.
Legislative Description
Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose
Last Action
Chapter No. 2015-123
6/11/2015