2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 20A - Treatment And Prevention Of Alcohol And Drug Abuse
§ 34-20A-103 Immunity from civil liability for injuries or death associated with administration of opioid antagonists.
34-20A-103. Immunity from civil liability for injuries or death associated with administration of opioid antagonists. A physician who issues a standing order under the rules established pursuant to § 34-20A-102, a first responder acting under a standing order who administers an opioid antagonist in good faith compliance with the protocols for administering an opioid antagonist, and the first responder's employer, are not civilly liable for injuries, and may not be held to pay damages to any person, or the person's parents, siblings, children, estate, heirs, or devisees, for injuries or death associated with the administration of an opioid antagonist.
Source: SL 2015, ch 179, § 6.
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