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Law Number

Utah Code Ann. 26-55-104(2)

Summary Title

Scope of Practice and Liability: Health Care Provider Opioid Antagonist Prescribing

Summary

A health care provider who is licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist can prescribe or dispense an opiate antagonist, without a prescriber-patient relationship, to an individual at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related overdose, to a family member of an individual at increased risk, or to another provider who is in a position to providing the opiate antagonist to an individual or an individual’s family members. A health care provider who, in good faith, prescribes or dispenses an opiate antagonist in the above manner will not be held legally responsible.

Full Title

Prescribing, dispensing, and administering an opiate antagonist — Immunity from liability

Full Text

(2) Notwithstanding Sections 58-1-501, 58-17b-501, and 58-17b-502, a health care provider who is licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist may prescribe, including by a standing prescription drug order issued in accordance with Subsection 26-55-105(2), or dispense an opiate antagonist: (a) (i) to an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; (ii) to a family member of, friend of, or other person, including a person described in Subsections 26-55-107(1)(a)(i)(A) through (1)(a)(i)(F), that is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; or (iii) to an overdose outreach provider for: (A) furnishing to an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, or to a family member of, friend of, or other individual who is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, as provided in Section 26-55-106; or (B) administering to an individual experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; (b) without a prescriber-patient relationship; and (c) without liability for any civil damages for acts or omissions made as a result of prescribing or dispensing the opiate antagonist in good faith.

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