58-17b-507. Opiate antagonist -- Immunity from liability -- Exclusion from unlawful or unprofessional conduct.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Expired opiate antagonist" means an opiate antagonist that is no more than 24 months past the month and year of the opiate antagonist's expiration date.

(i)"Opiate antagonist" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-501 .

(ii)"Opiate antagonist" includes an expired opiate antagonist.

(c)"Opiate-related drug overdose event" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-501 .

(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