Bill > H2707

This bill modifies Massachusetts state law to provide explicit legal immunity for state and municipal law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and fire department personnel when they provide and transfer opioid antagonists (medications that can rapidly reverse opioid overdose, such as Narcan) to individuals at risk of overdose or to their family members, friends, or other responsible parties. The law allows these first responders to provide these medications along with administration instructions, based on their professional judgment and understanding of an individual's potential overdose risk. The provision is designed to expand opioid overdose prevention efforts by empowering first responders to proactively distribute life-saving medication to those most likely to encounter someone experiencing an overdose, without fear of legal repercussions when acting in good faith to protect public health and safety.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2707