Terms Used In Montana Code 50-32-603

• Administer: means to apply an opioid antagonist to the body of another person by injection, inhalation, ingestion, auto-injector, or another means. See Montana Code 50-32-603
• Agent: means an authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser. See Montana Code 50-32-101
• Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-32-603
• Distribute: has the meaning provided in 37-7-101. See Montana Code 50-32-603
• Eligible recipient: means :

  (a)a person who is at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose;

  (b)a family member, friend, or other person who is in a position to assist a person who is at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose;

  (c)a first responder or a first responder entity;

  (d)a harm reduction organization or its representative;

  (e)the Montana state crime laboratory or its representative;

  (f)a person who, on behalf of or at the direction of a law enforcement agency or officer, may process, store, handle, test, transport, or possess a suspected or confirmed opioid;

  (g)a probation, parole, or detention officer;

  (h)a county or other local public health department or its representative; or

  (i)a veterans' organization or its representative. See Montana Code 50-32-603

• First responder: means a paid or volunteer firefighter, law enforcement officer, or other authorized person who responds to an emergency in a professional or volunteer capacity. See Montana Code 50-32-603
• Harm reduction organization: means an organization that provides direct assistance and services, including but not limited to counseling, screening, and drug treatment, to persons at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose. See Montana Code 50-32-603
• Law enforcement officer: means a person who is a peace officer as defined in 46-1-202 or any other agent of a criminal justice agency as defined in 44-5-103. See Montana Code 50-32-603
• Opioid antagonist: means a drug that binds to opioid receptors and blocks or inhibits the effects of opioids acting on those receptors. See Montana Code 50-32-603
• Opioid-related drug overdose: means an acute condition evidenced by symptoms, including but not limited to physical illness, pinpoint pupils, coma, decreased level of consciousness, or respiratory depression, resulting from the consumption or use of an opioid or another substance with which an opioid is combined. See Montana Code 50-32-603
• Peace officer: has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202. See Montana Code 1-1-207
• Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. See Montana Code 50-32-101
• Practitioner: means :

  (a)a physician, dentist, veterinarian, scientific investigator, or other person licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, or conduct research with respect to or to administer a dangerous drug in the course of professional practice or research in this state;

  (b)a pharmacy or other institution licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, or conduct research with respect to or to administer a dangerous drug in the course of professional practice or research in this state; and

  (c)a physician licensed to practice medicine or a dentist licensed to practice dentistry in another state. See Montana Code 50-32-101

• Prescription: means an order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from the prescriber to the furnisher or indirectly to the furnisher, by means of an order signed by the prescriber and bearing the name and address of the prescriber, the prescriber's license classification, the name of the patient, the name and quantity of the drug or drugs prescribed, the directions for use, and the date of its issue. See Montana Code 50-32-101
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
• State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes a state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession of the United States, and any area subject to the legal authority of the United States of America. See Montana Code 50-32-101
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201