(A) A hospital, by and through a health care provider employed by the hospital, may distribute an opioid antidote to: (1) a person at risk of experiencing an opiate-related overdose; or (2) a caregiver of a person at risk of experiencing an opiate-related overdose. (B) A hospital that distributes an opioid antidote in accordance with the provisions of this section is not, as a result of an act or omission, subject to civil or criminal liability. A health care provider employed by a hospital that distributes an opioid antidote for the hospital in accordance with the provisions of this section is not, as a result of an act or omission, subject to civil or criminal liability or subject to disciplinary action by the health care provider's licensing board. HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 211 (S.1011), Section 3.A, eff May 23, 2022.
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