Guam § 16113 - Education and Promotion of Information.

§ 16113. Education and Promotion of Information.

(a) Publicly available information. Within six (6) months of

the effective date of this Act, the Guam Behavioral Health and

Wellness Center shall publish on its website, the following

information at or below a sixth (6th) grade reading level:

(1) The importance of emergency opioid antagonists in

preventing deaths from opioid overdose;

(2) How to recognize the signs and symptoms of a drug

overdose;

(3) The essential steps in responding to a drug

overdose, including:

(A) Evaluate for signs of an opioid overdose;

(B) Call 911 for help;

(C) Administer an emergency opioid antagonist;

(D) Support the person’s breathing; and

(E) Monitor the person’s response.

(4) Where to obtain emergency opioid antagonists

throughout Guam;

(5) De-stigmatizing the possession of an emergency

opioid antagonist; and

(6) Guam laws limiting a person’s civil and criminal

liability for prescribing; dispensing, distributing, or

administering emergency opioid antagonists.

(b) Education programs. The Guam Behavioral Health and

Wellness Center or its designee shall establish an island-wide

educational initiative in conjunction with community-based

organizations that promote:

(1) The importance of emergency opioid antagonists in

preventing deaths from opioid overdose;

(2) How to recognize the signs and symptoms of a drug

overdose;

(3) The essential steps in responding to a drug

overdose, including:

(A) Evaluate for signs of an opioid overdose;

(B) Call 911 for help;

(C) Administer an emergency opioid antagonist;

(D) Support the person’s breathing; and

(E) Monitor the person’s response.

(4) Where to obtain emergency opioid antagonists

throughout Guam;

(5) De-stigmatizing the possession of an emergency

opioid antagonist; and

(6) Guam laws limiting a person’s civil and criminal

liability for prescribing, dispensing, distributing, or

administering emergency opioid antagonists.

(7) Any additional measures that promote the safe

distribution, use, and administration of emergency opioid

antagonists by persons within Guam.

(c) Training. The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness

Center or its designee shall establish training programs that are

tailored to the unique needs of each of the following groups:

(1) Any person who may potentially administer an

emergency opioid antagonist to a person exhibiting the signs

of an overdose;

(2) Prescribers;

(3) Dispensers, including pharmacists;

(4) Laypeople and bystanders;

(5) Educational institutions and universities;

(6) First responders, peace officers, school personnel;

(7) Correctional setting staff; and

(8) Community-based organizations.