2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
§63-1-2506.2. Prescription for opioid antagonists for family members.
A. Upon request, a provider may prescribe an opioid antagonist to an individual for use by that individual when encountering a family member exhibiting signs of an opioid overdose.
B. When an opioid antagonist is prescribed in accordance with subsection A of this section, the provider shall provide:
1. Information on how to spot symptoms of an overdose;
2. Instruction in basic resuscitation techniques;
3. Instruction on proper opioid antagonist administration; and
4. The importance of calling nine-one-one (911) for help.
C. Any family member administering an opioid antagonist in a manner consistent with addressing opioid overdose shall be covered under the Good Samaritan Act.
D. Any provider prescribing or administering an opioid antagonist in a manner consistent with addressing opioid overdose shall be covered under the Good Samaritan Act.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 322, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 106, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2023, c. 74, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
