MI SB0857

Provides civil liability protection for individuals who administer an opioid antagonist in good faith to someone experiencing an opioid-related overdose.

Exemption applies only to non-medical individuals; does not protect physicians, physician's assistants, registered nurses, or licensed practical nurses administering opioid antagonists in hospitals.

Liability protection does not apply if the person administering the antagonist engages in willful or wanton misconduct.

Defines "opioid antagonist" as naloxone hydrochloride or any other FDA-approved drug for treating drug overdose.

Defines "opioid-related overdose" as conditions including extreme physical illness, decreased consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, or death resulting from opioid consumption or combined substances that a layperson would reasonably believe requires medical assistance.