Colorado § 12-255-128 - Prescribing opioid antagonists.
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§ 12-255-128. Prescribing opioid antagonists.
An advanced practice registered nurse or certified midwife with prescriptive authority pursuant to section 12-255-112 may prescribe or dispense an opioid antagonist in accordance with section 12-30-110.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1355, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1216), ch. 190, p. 877, § 16, effective July 1. L. 2023: Entire section amended, (SB 23-167), ch. 261, p. 1528, § 18, effective May 25. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (HB 24-1037), ch. 458, p. 3168, § 12, effective June 6.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-38-125.5 as it existed prior to 2019.
(2) Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-227. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from May 23, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-227, chapter 273, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1216, see section 1 of chapter 190, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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