Naloxone; possession and administration by employee or person acting on behalf of a public place.
Summary
Naloxone; possession and administration; employee or person acting on behalf of a public place. Authorizes an employee or other person acting on behalf of a public place, as defined in the bill, who has completed a training program on the administration of naloxone or other opioid antagonist to possess and administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist, other than naloxone in an injectable formulation with a hypodermic needle or syringe, in accordance with protocols developed by the Board of Pharmacy in consultation with the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health. The bill also provides that a person who is not otherwise authorized to administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal may administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal to a person who is believed to be experiencing or about to experience a life-threatening opioid overdose. The bill provides immunity from civil liability for a person who, in good faith, administers naloxone or other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal to a person who is believed to be experiencing or about to experience a life-threatening opioid overdose, unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct. This bill incorporates HB 650, HB 1465, and HB 1466.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 924 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB908H1
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107306D-H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104833D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
Co
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
Co
Wendy Gooditis
DDemocratic
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