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 1963 PA 17, entitled
"An act to relieve certain persons from civil liability when
rendering emergency care, when rendering care to persons involved
in competitive sports under certain circumstances, or when
participating in a mass immunization program approved by the
department of public health,"
(MCL 691.1501 to 691.1507) by adding section 3.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) An individual who in good faith believes that
another individual is suffering the immediate effects of an opioid-
related overdose and who administers an opioid antagonist to the
other individual is not liable in a civil action for damages
resulting from the administration.
(2) This section does not apply if the conduct of the
individual administering the opioid antagonist is willful or wanton
misconduct.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Opioid antagonist" means a drug that binds to opioid
receptors and blocks or disinhibits the effects of opioids acting
on those receptors. Opioid antagonist includes naloxone
hydrochloride.
(b) "Opioid-related overdose" means a condition, including,
but not limited to, extreme physical illness, decreased level of
consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, or death, that results
from the consumption or use of an opioid or another substance with
which an opioid was combined or that a layperson would reasonably
believe to be an opioid-related overdose that requires medical
assistance.