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§ 13-3105. Possession and use of opioid overdose reversal drugs

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 13. Miscellaneous Health Care Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 31. Overdose Response Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-3105
Formerly cited as MD HEALTH GEN § 13-3107
§ 13-3105. Possession and use of opioid overdose reversal drugs
Currentness
Prescription for opioid overdose reversal drugs and necessary supplies to administer opioid overdose reversal drugs
(a) An individual may receive from any licensed health care provider with prescribing authority a prescription for an opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and the necessary supplies for the administration of the opioid overdose reversal drug.
Possession and use of opioid overdose reversal drugs
(b) An individual for whom an opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration is prescribed and dispensed in accordance with this subtitle may:
(1) Possess the prescribed opioid overdose reversal drug and the necessary supplies for the administration of the opioid overdose reversal drug; and
(2) In an emergency situation when medical services are not immediately available, administer the opioid overdose reversal drug to an individual experiencing or believed by the individual to be experiencing an opioid overdose.

Credits

Added as Health General § 13-3107 by Acts 2013, c. 299, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 356, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. Renumbered as Health General § 31-3105 and amended by Acts 2017, c. 571, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 572, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 239, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-3105, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-3105
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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