Guam § 16108 - Training Required for Dispensing or Distribution of

§ 16108. Training Required for Dispensing or Distribution of

Opioid Antagonist.

(a) An employee or volunteer of a community-based

organization shall not dispense or distribute an opioid antagonist

under this section unless he or she completes training conducted

by the Department of Public Health and Social Services or Guam

Behavioral Health and Wellness Center or its designee.

(b) The training required by this subsection shall include:

(1) How to screen a patient for being at risk of an

opioid-related overdose;

(2) How opioid antagonists operate to stop an opioid-

related overdose;

(3) When the administration of an opioid antagonist is

medically indicated;

(4) How to properly administer an opioid antagonists

and circumstances under which administration of an opioid

antagonists is contraindicated; and

(5) Precautions, warnings, and potential adverse

reactions related to the administration of an opioid

antagonist.

(c) Upon prescribing, administering, dispensing, or

distributing an opioid antagonist, the health care professional or

employee or volunteer of a community-based organization shall

provide education and training to the recipient of an opioid

antagonist. The education and training shall include:

(1) how to identify an opioid-related overdose;

(2) how to properly administer the prescribed opioid

antagonist and circumstances under which administration is

contraindicated;

(3) precautions, warnings, and potential adverse

reactions related to administration of the prescribed opioid

antagonist;

(4) how opioid antagonists operate to stop an opioid-

related overdose;

(5) the importance of seeking medical care for the

person experiencing the opioid-related overdose immediately

after the opioid antagonists is administered; and

(6) information on how to access substance abuse

treatment services.