California Health and Safety Code
§ 1799.113
HSC § 1799.113 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 2.5 · Ch. 9
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)(1) A person who, in good faith and not for compensation, renders emergency treatment at the scene of an opioid overdose or suspected opioid overdose by administering an opioid antagonist shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission related to the rendering of the emergency treatment.
(2)A person who, in good faith and not for compensation, furnishes an opioid antagonist to a person for use at the scene of an opioid overdose or suspected opioid overdose shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission related to the furnishing of the opioid antagonist.
(b)This section does not apply to an act or omission related to the rendering of emergency treatment at the scene of an opioid overdose or suspected opioid overdose by means of an opioid antagonist that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
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Legislative history
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 97, Sec. 1. (AB 1166) Effective January 1, 2024.