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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Jan 2020
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Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Jan 14, 2020
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Jan 14, 2020
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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