OK HB1782

First responders including law enforcement, emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and medical personnel at secondary schools and institutions of higher education are authorized to administer opiate antagonists without prescription when encountering individuals exhibiting signs of opiate overdose.

Providers may prescribe opiate antagonists to individuals for use when a family member exhibits signs of opiate overdose, upon request.

Providers prescribing opiate antagonists must provide information on overdose symptom recognition, instruction in basic resuscitation techniques, instruction on proper naloxone administration, and information about the importance of calling 911.

First responders and family members administering opiate antagonists in accordance with this act are covered under the Good Samaritan Act.

The act becomes effective November 1, 2013.