Amends "Overdose Prevention Act" to clarify that pharmacists and health care practitioners may dispense opioid antidotes pursuant to standing order, and that prescribers may issue such standing order, with immunity from liability.
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Mar 2017
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Introduced Mar 20, 2017
Last action Mar 20, 2017
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Mar 20, 2017
Legislature · Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee
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