S.C. Code § 44-130-75

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 44-130-75 - Opioid antidote distribution
(A) A hospital, by and through a health care 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 health care 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 health care provider's licensing board.

S.C. Code § 44-130-75

Added by 2022 S.C. Acts, Act No. 211 (SB 1011),s 3, eff. 5/23/2023.