US SB2092 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-05-14 - Committee on United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014 - Exempts from liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose drug: a health care professional who prescribes or provides such a drug to an individual at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose, or to another person in a position to assist such individual, if the individual has been educated about opioid overdose prevention and treatment by the health care professional or as part of a government opioid overdose program; a person who provides such a drug for emergency administration to an individual authorized to receive it as part of an opioid overdose program; and a person who provides for emergency administration of such a drug to an individual who reasonably appears to have suffered an overdose from heroin or another opioid if such person obtained such drug from a health care professional or as part of an opioid overdose program and was educated by such professional or program in the proper administration of such drug. Makes such exemptions inapplicable if the harm was caused by gross negligence or reckless misconduct.

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Title

Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-05-14SenateCommittee on United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held.
2014-03-06SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

HB4288 (Same As) 2014-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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