3.0.0 707 2023-01-11T13:27:52Z 2023-01-11T13:27:52Z Senate S 2015-03-11 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-11T16:09:59Z Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 114 1821 HR 2015-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS 2015-03-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-03-11 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2015-03-11 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2015-04-14 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-07-14 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-03-02 False Health Civil actions and liability Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal preemption Health personnel State and local government operations Health 00 2015-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2016-02-23T15:56:45Z Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015

This bill exempts individuals from liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose drug under certain circumstances. (An opioid is a drug with effects similar to opium, such as heroin.) The individuals exempted from liability are:

  • a health care professional who prescribes or provides an opioid overdose drug to an individual at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose or to another individual in a position to assist an at-risk individual, if the individual prescribed or provided the drug has been educated about opioid overdose prevention and treatment by the health care professional or as part of a government opioid overdose program;
  • an individual who provides an opioid overdose drug for emergency administration to another individual authorized to receive it as part of an opioid overdose program; and
  • an individual who administers an opioid overdose drug to another individual who appears to have suffered an opioid overdose if the administering individual obtained the drug from a health care professional or as part of an opioid overdose program and was educated by the professional or program in the proper administration of the drug.

These exemptions are inapplicable if the harm was caused by gross negligence or reckless misconduct.

States can preempt these exemptions by providing additional protections from liability for individuals that administer opioid overdose drugs, or by enacting legislation making this Act not applicable to state civil action involving only citizens from that state.

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