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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 483.106 — Administration of opioid antagonist

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 483: DANGEROUS DRUGS, Texas Health and Safety Code.

Full text of Tex. Health & Safety Code § 483.106

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Health & Safety Code § 483.106Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A person who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, administers or does not administer an opioid antagonist to another person whom the person believes is suffering an opioid-related drug overdose is not subject to criminal prosecution, sanction under any professional licensing statute, or civil liability, for an act or omission resulting from the administration of or failure to administer the opioid antagonist. (b) Emergency services personnel are authorized to administer an opioid antagonist to a person who appears to be suffering an opioid-related drug overdose, as clinically indicated.

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