Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014
Latest action · Apr 16, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 24, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014 - Exempts from liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose drug:
- a health care professional who prescribes or provides such a drug to an individual at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose, or to another person in a position to assist such individual, if the individual has been educated about opioid overdose prevention and treatment by the health care professional or as part of a government opioid overdose program;
- a person who provides such a drug for emergency administration to an individual authorized to receive it as part of an opioid overdose program; and
- a person who provides for emergency administration of such a drug to an individual who reasonably appears to have suffered an overdose from heroin or another opioid if such person obtained such drug from a health care professional or as part of an opioid overdose program and was educated by such professional or program in the proper administration of such drug.
Makes such exemptions inapplicable if the harm was caused by gross negligence or reckless misconduct.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Mar 24, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 24, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2092 | Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014 | Identical bill | May 14, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2014Introduced in House
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