S734 - Statewide Standing Order/Opioid Antagonist. (SL 2016-17)

Overview: S.L. 2016-17 increases accessibility to opioid overdose treatment by authorizing the State Health Director to prescribe the opioid antagonist naloxone hydrochloride by means of a statewide standing order. The act also specifically lists the State Health Director among those individuals who are statutorily granted immunity from civil or criminal liability for authorized actions.

This act became effective June 20, 2016.