Guam § 16109 - Immunity from Civil or Criminal Liability.
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§ 16109. Immunity from Civil or Criminal Liability.
(a) Prescribers. Any prescriber, who, in good faith and in
the absence of gross negligence, malice, or criminal intent, issues
a prescription for an emergency opioid antagonist shall be immune
from civil or criminal liability and shall not be subject to
administrative action for the issuance of such prescription or the
ultimate outcome of such prescription.
(b) Dispensers. Any dispenser, who, in good faith and in the
absence of gross negligence, malice, or criminal intent, issues a
prescription for an emergency opioid antagonist shall be immune
from civil or criminal liability and shall not be subject to
administrative action for the dispensing of such prescription or the
ultimate outcome from the dispensing of such prescription.
(c) Distributor. Any individual, trained community-based
organization, entity, first responder, peace officer, or trained
school personnel, who, in good faith and in the absence of gross
negligence, malice, or criminal intent, distributes an emergency
opioid antagonist shall be immune from civil or criminal liability
and shall not be subject to administrative action for distributing an
emergency opioid antagonist or the ultimate outcome of such
distribution.
(d) Administrator. Any person who, in good faith, and in the
absence of gross negligence, malice, or criminal intent,
administers an emergency opioid antagonist to a person suffering,
or believed to be suffering, an opioid overdose, shall be immune
from civil or criminal liability and shall not be subject to
administrative action for administering an emergency opioid
antagonist or the ultimate outcome of such administration.
(e) Good Samaritan Protections. Individuals who summon
emergency medical assistance contemporaneously with
administering an emergency opioid antagonist shall, in addition to
the protections afforded under subsection (d) receive the
protections afforded by 20 GCA §2104.
(f) A health care practitioner or an employee or a volunteer
of a community-based organization who prescribes, dispenses, or
distributes an opioid antagonist in accordance with this section
shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for the subsequent
use or administration of the opioid antagonist, unless the health
care practitioner’s actions with regard to the prescribing,
dispensing, or distributing the opioid antagonist constitute
recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct.
(g) An employee or volunteer of a community-based
organization who dispenses or distributes an opioid antagonist in
accordance with this section shall be immune from civil or
criminal liability for the subsequent use or administration of the
opioid antagonist, unless the employee or volunteer’s actions
regarding the dispensing or distributing of the opioid antagonist
constitute recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional
misconduct.
(h) First responders, peace officers, and trained school
personnel who dispenses or distributes an opioid antagonist in
accordance with this section shall be immune from civil or
criminal liability for the subsequent use or administration of the
opioid antagonist, unless the first responders’, peace officers’, and
trained school personnel’s actions regarding the dispensing or
distributing of the opioid antagonist constitute recklessness, gross
negligence, or intentional misconduct.
(i) The immunity granted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall apply whether or not the opioid antagonist is
administered by or to the person for whom it was prescribed,
dispensed, or distributed.
(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a
health care professional to prescribe, dispense, or distribute an
opioid antagonist to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid
related overdose or a family member, or friend, or other person in
a position to assist a person at risk of experiencing an opioid
related overdose, or an employee or volunteer of a community-
based organization.
(k) A health care professional that does not prescribe,
dispense, or distribute an opioid antagonist based upon his or her
professional judgement shall be immune from civil or criminal
liability, unless the health care professional’s decision not to
prescribe, dispense, or distribute an opioid antagonist constitutes
recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct.
(l) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the
scope of practice of a health care professional
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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