Texas Statutes
§ 483.106 — ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
Texas § 483.106
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 483.106 (2026).
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Sec. 483.106. ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
(a)A person who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, administers or does not administer an opioid antagonist to another person whom the person believes is suffering an opioid-related drug overdose is not subject to criminal prosecution, sanction under any professional licensing statute, or civil liability, for an act or omission resulting from the administration of or failure to administer the opioid antagonist.
(b)Emergency services personnel are authorized to administer an opioid antagonist to a person who appears to be suffering an opioid-related drug overdose, as clinically indicated.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 1462 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Nearby Sections
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§ 483.0001
SHORT TITLE.§ 483.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 483.002
RULES.§ 483.023
RETENTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS.§ 483.024
RECORDS OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL.§ 483.025
INSPECTIONS; INVENTORIES.§ 483.041
POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUG.§ 483.043
MANUFACTURE OF DANGEROUS DRUG.§ 483.045
FORGING OR ALTERING PRESCRIPTION.§ 483.046
FAILURE TO RETAIN PRESCRIPTION.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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