State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129) reports that Act 139 of 2014 is now in effect.
The law enables first responders, including law enforcement, firefighters and all emergency medical service personnel, to administer naloxone to those experiencing an opioid overdose. It also allows friends or family members with a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose to receive a prescription for naloxone and administer it.
The law also offers Good Samaritan and other immunity protections from criminal prosecution for drug possession as well as from civil liability for those responding to and reporting an opioid overdose.
