State Legislation:

Overdose Prevention
January 2016

Which States Have Passed a Naloxone

Access Law?
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Alabama a, b, c, e, f, i
Arkansas a, b, c, e, f
California a, b, c, d, e, f, h
Colorado a, b, c, e, f
Connecticut a, b
Delaware i
Florida a, b, c, f, i
Georgia a, b, c, e, f, i
Idaho a, b, c, e, f, h
Illinois a, c, d, e, g, h
Indiana b, c, f, i
Kentucky a, c, d, e, f, i
Louisiana i
Massachusetts a, c, h
Maryland b, c, e, g, h
Maine a, b, c, d, e, f, h, i
Michigan a, b, c, e, f, h
Minnesota a, b, c, d, e, f, h
Mississippi a, b, c, e, f, i
Nebraska a, c, e
Nevada a, b, c, e, f, h, i
New Hampshire a, b, c, e, f, h
New Jersey a, b, c, d, e, f, h, i
New Mexico a, b, c, e, f, g
New York a, c, e, f, g, h
North Carolina a, b, c, d, e, f
North Dakota a, b, c, e, f, h
Ohio a, b, c, e, f
Oklahoma c
Oregon c, f
Pennsylvania a, b, c, d, e, f, i
Rhode Island a, b, c, d, e, f, h
South Carolina a, b, c, e, f, i
South Dakota b, d, i
Tennessee b, c, d, f
Texas a, b, c, e, f, h, i
Utah b, c, f
Vermont a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h
Virginia b, c, e, f, g
Washington a, b, c, e, f, h
West Virginia a, b, c, e, f, h, i
Wisconsin a, b, c, d, e, f, h, i

Which States Have Passed a 911 Good

Samaritan Law?
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Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Vermont
Washington State
West Virginia
Wisconsin

a = Prescribers immune from criminal liability

b = Prescribers immune from civil liability
c = Allows naloxone prescription for use by a third party
d = Prescription by standing order authorized; prescriber can authorize multiple
prescriptions to a naloxone dispensing facility
e = Layperson administering naloxone in good faith immune from criminal
prosecution
f = Layperson administering naloxone in good faith immune from civil liability
g = State naloxone training and/or dispensing program created
h = Removes criminal liability for possession and/or use of naloxone by a third
party to whom the naloxone was not prescribed
i = Includes emergency first responders (police, firefighters, EMS)
= Good Samaritan law does not include naloxone access provision

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