HR 4955
115th Congress
House
Health
Civil actions and liability
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Health personnel
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018
Introduced: February 6, 2018
Introduced by:
Neal, Richard E.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018
This bill limits an individual's civil liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose reversal drug (e.g., naloxone) if the individual is one of the following:
- a licensed health care professional who prescribes or provides the drug to an individual who was educated on its administration;
- an employee or volunteer at an opioid overdose program who provides the drug, as part of such program, to an authorized recipient who administers it; or
- an individual who administers the drug after obtaining it from a health care professional or as part of an opioid overdose program, or administers it pursuant to a prescription, and was educated on its administration.
This bill preempts an inconsistent state law that provides less protection from civil liability related to the administration of opioid overdose reversal drugs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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