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<item congress="115" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4955" measure-id="id115hr4955" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2018-02-06" update-date="2018-06-07">
<title>Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018</title>
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<action-date>2018-02-06</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill limits an individual's civil liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose reversal drug (e.g., naloxone) if the individual is one of the following: </p> <ul> <li>a licensed health care professional who prescribes or provides the drug to an individual who was educated on its administration; </li> <li>an employee or volunteer at an opioid overdose program who provides the drug, as part of such program, to an authorized recipient who administers it; or </li> <li> an individual who administers the drug after obtaining it from a health care professional or as part of an opioid overdose program, or administers it pursuant to a prescription, and was educated on its administration. </li> </ul> <p>This bill preempts an inconsistent state law that provides less protection from civil liability related to the administration of opioid overdose reversal drugs. </p>]]></summary-text>
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