Rep. WOOTEN proposes the following Amendment No. to S. 1011 (COUNCIL\DG\1011C001.NBD.DG22):

Reference is to Printer's Date 4/27/22-H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/SECTION __. A. Chapter 130, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-130-75. (A) A hospital, by and through a healthcare provider employed by the hospital, may distribute an opioid antidote to:

(1) a person at risk of experiencing an opiate-related overdose; or

(2) a caregiver of a person at risk of experiencing an opiate-related overdose.

(B) A hospital that distributes an opioid antidote in accordance with the provisions of this section is not, as a result of an act or omission, subject to civil or criminal liability. A healthcare provider employed by a hospital that distributes an opioid antidote for the hospital in accordance with the provisions of this section is not, as a result of an act or omission, subject to civil or criminal liability or subject to disciplinary action by the healthcare provider's licensing board."

B.This SECTION takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /