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2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XVI PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 112 REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Section 12FF Immunity of person administering naloxone or other opioid antagonist to person experiencing opiate-related overdose
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 112 § 12FF (2017)
[ Text of section added by 2016, 52, Sec. 37 effective March 14, 2016.]
Section 12FF. Any person who, in good faith, attempts to render emergency care by administering naloxone or any other opioid antagonist, as defined in section 19B of chapter 94C, to a person reasonably believed to be experiencing an opiate-related overdose, shall not be liable for acts or omissions resulting from the attempt to render this emergency care; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
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