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Minnesota Laws

Naloxone Overdose Prevention Laws

Question:

Is a layperson immune from civil liability when administering naloxone?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 1 section of law
Citation:
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    (b) A person who is not a health care professional who acts in good faith in administering an opiate antagonist to another person whom the person believes in good faith to be suffering a drug overdose is immune from criminal prosecution for the act and is not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions resulting from the act. see full law