MS HB996

Authorizes health care practitioners to issue standing orders to individual pharmacies allowing them to dispense opioid antagonists (such as naloxone) to people at risk of overdose or their family members and friends without requiring an individual prescription

Requires pharmacists to complete a State Board of Pharmacy-approved training program on opioid antagonists before dispensing under a standing order

Expands the list of first responders authorized to administer opioid antagonists to include firefighters and law enforcement officers in addition to emergency medical technicians

Requires the Mississippi State Department of Health to create training for first responders covering overdose signs/symptoms, administration protocols, adverse reactions, and proper storage, with retraining required every three years

Provides civil and criminal immunity and protection from professional licensing sanctions for practitioners, pharmacists, and first responders who prescribe, dispense, or administer opioid antagonists in good faith under these provisions