2022 Wyoming Statutes
Title 35 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 4 - Health Regulations Generally
Article 9 - Emergency Administration of Medical Treatment Act
Section 35-4-903 - Prescription of Epinephrine Auto-Injector or Opiate Antagonist.
35-4-903. Prescription of epinephrine auto-injector or opiate antagonist.
(a) A practitioner or a pharmacist acting in good faith and exercising reasonable care may, without a prescriber-patient relationship, prescribe an epinephrine auto-injector or an opiate antagonist to:
(i) A person at risk of experiencing anaphylaxis or an opiate related drug overdose;
(ii) A person in a position to assist a person at risk of experiencing anaphylaxis or an opiate related drug overdose;
(iii) A person who, in the course of the person's official duties or business, may encounter a person experiencing anaphylaxis or an opiate related drug overdose.
(b) A practitioner or pharmacist who prescribes an epinephrine auto-injector or an opiate antagonist under this article shall provide education to the person to whom the epinephrine auto-injector or opiate antagonist is prescribed, which shall include written instruction on how to:
(i) Recognize anaphylaxis or an opiate related drug overdose;
(ii) Respond appropriately to an anaphylaxis or opiate related drug overdose event, including how to administer epinephrine through use of an epinephrine auto-injector or administer an opiate antagonist;
(iii) Ensure that a person to whom epinephrine or an opiate antagonist has been administered receives, as soon as possible, additional medical care and a medical evaluation.
