Ohio Code 3715.504 – Administering overdose reversal drugs
(A) In the case of an individual who is not otherwise authorized under the Revised Code to administer drugs, the individual may administer an overdose reversal drug under this section. This authority may be exercised by any individual who is in a position to assist another individual who is apparently experiencing an opioid-related overdose.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3715.504
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Drug: means :
(a) Articles recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia and national formulary, or any supplement to them;
(b) Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
(c) Articles, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals;
(d) Articles intended for use as a component of any of the foregoing articles, other than devices or their components, parts, or accessories. See Ohio Code 3715.01
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association. See Ohio Code 3715.01
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) An individual who administers an overdose reversal drug under the authority conferred by division (A) of this section is not liable for damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property for an act or omission that arises from administering the drug, and not subject to administrative action or criminal prosecution for an act or omission that arises from administering the drug, if the individual, acting in good faith, does all of the following:
(1) Obtains the overdose reversal drug under section 3715.50, 3715.501, 3715.502, or 3715.503 or the Revised Code;
(2) Administers the overdose reversal drug to an individual who is apparently experiencing an opioid-related overdose;
(3) Attempts to summon emergency services as soon as practicable either before or after administering the overdose reversal drug, except that making such an attempt is not required if the individual administering the drug knows that emergency services already have been summoned or are present.
Last updated March 16, 2023 at 6:17 PM