Nevada § 453C.100 - Authorization to prescribe, dispense and administer opioid antagonist; immunity from liability and professional discipline
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 453C.100 — Authorization to prescribe, dispense and administer opioid antagonist; immunity from liability and professional discipline, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 453C.100. Authorization to prescribe, dispense and administer opioid antagonist; immunity from liability and professional discipline
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health care professional otherwise
authorized to prescribe an opioid antagonist may, directly or by standing order, prescribe
and dispense an opioid antagonist to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related
drug overdose or to a family member, friend or other person in a position to assist
a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose. Any such prescription must be regarded as being issued for a legitimate medical
purpose in the usual course of professional practice. 2. A person who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, prescribes or dispenses
an opioid antagonist pursuant to subsection 1, is not subject to any criminal or civil
liability or any professional disciplinary action for: (a) Such prescribing or dispensing; or (b) Any outcomes that result from the eventual administration of the opioid antagonist. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) Any person, including, without limitation, a law enforcement officer, acting in
good faith, may possess and administer an opioid antagonist to another person whom
he or she reasonably believes to be experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose. (b) An emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic,
as defined in chapter 450B of NRS , is authorized to administer an opioid antagonist as clinically indicated. 4. A person who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, administers an opioid
antagonist to another person whom the person believes to be experiencing an opioid-related
drug overdose is immune from criminal prosecution, sanction under any professional
licensing statute and civil liability for such act. 5. The provisions of this section do not create any duty to prescribe or dispense
an opioid antagonist. A person who declines to prescribe or dispense an opioid antagonist is not subject
to any criminal or civil liability or any professional discipline for any reason relating
to declining to prescribe or dispense the opioid antagonist.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 453C.100 ("Authorization to prescribe, dispense and administer opioid antagonist; immunity from liability and professional discipline") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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