Legislation Document

SPONSOR:	Sen. Hansen & Rep. Bentz
Sens. Ennis, Mantzavinos, Richardson, Sturgeon, Walsh; Reps. Baumbach, Briggs King, Dorsey Walker, Griffith, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Kowalko, Lambert, Minor-Brown, Mitchell, Morrison, Osienski, Ramone, Michael Smith

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 77

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY-BASED NALOXONE ACCESS PROGRAM.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 3001G, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 3001G. Administration of naloxone by public safety personnel and the Community-Based Naloxone Access Program.

(h) A lay individual who administers naloxone to an individual under the Community-Based Naloxone Access Program is rendering emergency care under § 6801 of this title.

SYNOPSIS

This Act clarifies that a lay individual who administers naloxone under the Community-Based Naloxone Access Program is protected from civil liability for rendering emergency care under § 6801 of Title 16, the general Good Samaritan law.

Author: Senator Hansen