AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.)
It became law on Jul 15, 2019.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Jul 15, 2019
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This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Rhode Island.