Montana Code 50-32-604. Statewide standing orders for opioid antagonist
50-32-604. Statewide standing orders for opioid antagonist. (1) The state medical officer may prescribe on a statewide basis an opioid antagonist by one or more standing orders to eligible recipients.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-32-604
- 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
- dispensing: has the meaning provided in 37-7-101. 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
- 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
- Standing order: means a written document prepared by a medical practitioner that authorizes an eligible recipient to acquire, distribute, or administer medication without a person-specific prescription. See Montana Code 50-32-603
- 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
(2)A standing order must specify, at a minimum:
(a)the opioid antagonist formulations and means of administration that are approved for dispensing;
(b)the eligible recipients to whom the opioid antagonist may be dispensed;
(c)any training that is required for an eligible recipient to whom the opioid antagonist is dispensed;
(d)the circumstances under which an eligible recipient may distribute or administer the opioid antagonist; and
(e)the timeline for renewing and updating the standing order.