Montana Code 50-32-607. Authorization for possession and administration of opioid antagonist — reporting
50-32-607. Authorization for possession and administration of opioid antagonist — reporting. (1) An eligible recipient to whom an opioid antagonist is prescribed, dispensed, or distributed pursuant to 50-32-604 through 50-32-606 and who has received the instruction and information provided for in 50-32-606 may do any of the following:
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-32-607
- Administer: means to apply an opioid antagonist to the body of another person by injection, inhalation, ingestion, auto-injector, or another means. See Montana Code 50-32-603
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-32-603
- dispensing: has the meaning provided in 37-7-101. See Montana Code 50-32-603
- Eligible recipient: means :
(a)a person who is at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose;
(b)a family member, friend, or other person who is in a position to assist a person who is at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose;
(c)a first responder or a first responder entity;
(d)a harm reduction organization or its representative;
(e)the Montana state crime laboratory or its representative;
(f)a person who, on behalf of or at the direction of a law enforcement agency or officer, may process, store, handle, test, transport, or possess a suspected or confirmed opioid;
(g)a probation, parole, or detention officer;
(h)a county or other local public health department or its representative; or
(i)a veterans' organization or its representative. See Montana Code 50-32-603
- Opioid antagonist: means a drug that binds to opioid receptors and blocks or inhibits the effects of opioids acting on those receptors. See Montana Code 50-32-603
- Opioid-related drug overdose: means an acute condition evidenced by symptoms, including but not limited to physical illness, pinpoint pupils, coma, decreased level of consciousness, or respiratory depression, resulting from the consumption or use of an opioid or another substance with which an opioid is combined. See Montana Code 50-32-603
- Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. See Montana Code 50-32-101
(a)possess and store the opioid antagonist. The storage of an opioid antagonist is not subject to pharmacy practice laws or other requirements that apply to the storage of drugs or medications.
(b)in good faith, administer or direct another person to administer the opioid antagonist to a person who is experiencing an actual or reasonably perceived opioid-related drug overdose; or
(c)distribute the opioid antagonist to a person who is an eligible recipient under 50-32-603(5)(a) or (5)(b).
(2)An eligible recipient to whom an opioid antagonist is dispensed pursuant to 50-32-604 through 50-32-606 shall report, if required by the department, information regarding the dispensing, distribution, and administration of the opioid antagonist.