(A) In addition to the actions authorized by section 3715.50 of the Revised Code and subject to division (B) of this section, a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse may elect to establish a protocol authorizing any individual to personally furnish a supply of an overdose reversal drug to another individual pursuant to the protocol. A person authorized to personally furnish an overdose reversal drug pursuant to the protocol may do so without having examined the individual to whom the drug may be administered.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3715.503

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Drug: means :

    (a) Articles recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia and national formulary, or any supplement to them;

    (b) Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;

    (c) Articles, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals;

    (d) Articles intended for use as a component of any of the foregoing articles, other than devices or their components, parts, or accessories. See Ohio Code 3715.01

  • Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter:

    (a) Upon an article or any of its containers or wrappers;

    (b) Accompanying such article. See Ohio Code 3715.01

  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association. See Ohio Code 3715.01
  • Physician assistant: means an individual who is licensed under Chapter 4730 of the Revised Code to provide services as a physician assistant to patients under the supervision, control, and direction of one or more physicians. See Ohio Code 1.64

(B) A protocol established by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse for purposes of this section shall include all of the following:

(1) Any limitations to be applied concerning the individuals to whom the overdose reversal drug may be personally furnished;

(2) The overdose reversal drug dosage that may be personally furnished and any variation in the dosage based on circumstances specified in the protocol;

(3) Any labeling, storage, recordkeeping, and administrative requirements;

(4) Training requirements that must be met before a person will be authorized to personally furnish overdose reversal drugs;

(5) Any instructions or training that the authorized person must provide to an individual to whom an overdose reversal drug is personally furnished.

(C) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who in good faith authorizes an individual to personally furnish a supply of an overdose reversal drug in accordance with a protocol established under this section, and an individual who in good faith personally furnishes a supply under that authority, is not liable for or subject to any of the following for any act or omission of the individual to whom the overdose reversal drug is personally furnished: damages in any civil action, prosecution in any criminal proceeding, or professional disciplinary action.

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