ND SB2104

Health care professionals (physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and pharmacists) may prescribe, distribute, or dispense opioid antagonists in good faith when providing training to individuals at risk of opioid overdose or their family members and friends.

Individuals may receive, possess, and self-administer or administer opioid antagonists to others suspected of experiencing opioid overdose, regardless of whether they were the intended recipient of the prescription.

Individuals and health care professionals who prescribe, distribute, dispense, receive, possess, or administer opioid antagonists under this law are immune from civil and criminal liability and professional discipline, unless actions constitute recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct.

The North Dakota Board of Pharmacy is authorized to establish limited prescriptive authority for distributing Naloxone rescue kits and may adopt rules requiring training, certification, and continuing education standards.

Senate Vote: 47-0; House Vote: 91-0 (3 absent).