2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 21a - Consumer Protection
Chapter 420b - Dependency-Producing Drugs
Section 21a-286 - Agreements for distribution and administration of opioid antagonists. Regulations.
(a) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Opioid antagonist” shall have the meaning set forth in section 17a-714a.
(2) “Prescribing practitioner” shall have the meaning set forth in section 20-14c.
(3) “Pharmacist” shall have the meaning set forth in section 20-609a.
(b) A prescribing practitioner or a pharmacist certified to prescribe naloxone pursuant to section 20-633c may enter into an agreement with a law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, government agency or community health organization related to the distribution and administration of an opioid antagonist for the reversal of an opioid overdose. The prescribing practitioner or pharmacist shall provide training to persons who will distribute or administer the opioid antagonist pursuant to the terms of the agreement. Persons other than the prescribing practitioner or pharmacist shall receive training in the distribution or administration of opioid antagonists prior to distributing or administering an opioid antagonist. The agreement shall address the storage, handling, labeling, recalls and recordkeeping of opioid antagonists by the law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, government agency or community health organization which is party to the agreement.
(c) A prescribing practitioner or pharmacist who enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not be liable for damages in a civil action or subject to administrative or criminal prosecution for the administration or dispensing of an opioid antagonist by such law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, government agency or community health organization.
(d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 18-166, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 18-166 effective July 1, 2018.
