Utah § 17b-507 - Opiate antagonist -- Immunity from liability -- Exclusion from unlawful or unprofessional conduct.
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§ 17b-507. Opiate antagonist -- Immunity from liability -- Exclusion from unlawful or unprofessional conduct.
58-17b-507. Opiate antagonist -- Immunity from liability -- Exclusion from unlawful or unprofessional conduct.
| (1) | As used in this section:
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| (2) | A person licensed under this chapter that dispenses an opiate antagonist to an individual with a prescription for an opiate antagonist, to an overdose outreach provider with a prescription for an opiate antagonist, or pursuant to a standing prescription drug order issued in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-510(2) is not liable for any civil damages resulting from the outcomes of the eventual administration of the opiate antagonist to an individual who another individual believes is experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event. |
| (3) | The provisions of this section and Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 5, Treatment Access, do not establish a duty or standard of care in the prescribing, dispensing, or administration of an opiate antagonist. |
| (4) | It is not unprofessional conduct or unlawful conduct for a licensee under this chapter to dispense an opiate antagonist to a person, including a person described in Subsections 26B-4-512(1)(a)(i)(A) through (1)(a)(i)(F), on behalf of an individual if the person obtaining the opiate antagonist has a prescription for the opiate antagonist from a licensed prescriber or the opiate antagonist is dispensed pursuant to a standing prescription drug order issued in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-510(2). |
| (5) | It is not unprofessional conduct or unlawful conduct for a licensee under this chapter to dispense an opiate antagonist to an overdose outreach provider if the overdose outreach provider has a prescription for the opiate antagonist from a licensed prescriber issued pursuant to Subsection 26B-4-509(2)(a)(iii). |
Amended by Chapter 80, 2026 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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