March 11, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Forlini, Graves, Lane, Yanez, Zorn, Crawford, Lauwers and Kowall and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 7422 and 17744c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7422. A person that complies with section 17744b is not
in violation of this article with regard to the prescribing,
dispensing, possessing, or administering an opioid antagonist as
authorized in that section.
Sec. 17744c. A person that administers an opioid antagonist to
an individual who he or she believes is suffering an opioid-related
overdose and that acts in good faith and with reasonable care is
immune from criminal prosecution or sanction under any professional
licensing act for that act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 97th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 721.
(b) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5407 (request no.
04233'13 *).
(c) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5404 (request no.
04999'14).