Tennessee Laws

Naloxone Overdose Prevention Laws

Question:

Do prescribers have immunity from professional sanctions for prescribing, dispensing, or distributing naloxone to a layperson?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 1 section of law
Citation:
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    (h) A licensed healthcare practitioner acting in good faith and with reasonable care, who prescribes, dispenses, or administers an opioid antagonist to a person the healthcare provider believes to be experiencing or is at risk of experiencing a drug-related overdose or prescribes an opioid antagonist to a family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist a person experiencing or at risk of experiencing a drug-related overdose is immune from disciplinary or adverse administrative actions under this title for acts or omissions during the administration, prescription, or dispensation of an opioid antagonist. see full law