Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-2506.1

responders - Liability.

A. As used in this section:

1. “Certified alcohol and drug counselor” means any person who

is not exempt pursuant to the provisions of Section 1872 of Title 59

of the Oklahoma Statutes and is not licensed under the Licensed

Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act, but who provides alcohol and drug

counseling services within the scope of practice while employed by

an entity certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance

Abuse Services, or who is exempt from such certification, or who is

under the supervision of a person recognized by the Oklahoma Board

of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors as a supervisor. A

certified alcohol and drug counselor may provide counseling services

for co-occurring disorders if he or she has been certified by the

Board to provide counseling as provided in this section for co-

occurring disorders;

2. “Emergency opioid antagonist” means a drug including, but

not limited to, naloxone that blocks the effects of opioids and that

is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for

the treatment of an opioid overdose;

3. “Licensed alcohol and drug counselor” means any person who

provides alcohol and drug counseling services within the scope of

practice, including co-occurring disorders, for compensation to any

person and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed

Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act. The term licensed alcohol and drug

counselor shall not include those professions exempted by Section

1872 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

4. “Medical personnel at schools” means a certified school

nurse or any other nurse employed by or under contract with a

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school, any licensed practitioner of the healing arts, or any person

designated by the school administration to administer an emergency

opioid antagonist in the event of a suspected overdose pursuant to

Section 1210.242 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. First responders shall have the authority to administer,

without prescription, emergency opioid antagonists when encountering

an individual exhibiting signs of an opioid overdose.

C. First responders may provide, without prescription,

emergency opioid antagonists to individuals who have experienced or

witnessed an opioid overdose for use by those individuals at a later

date.

D. For the purposes of this section, a first responder shall

include:

1. Law enforcement officials;

2. Emergency medical technicians;

3. Firefighters;

4. Medical personnel at schools including any public or charter

schools, technology center schools and institutions of higher

education;

5. Forensic laboratory personnel of the Oklahoma State Bureau

of Investigation as designated by the Director;

6. Personnel of the Department of Corrections or of any entity

that contracts with the Department of Corrections to provide housing

or services for inmates of the Department of Corrections; and

7. Certified alcohol and drug counselors and licensed alcohol

and drug counselors.

E. Any first responder who administers or provides an emergency

opioid antagonist in good faith and in a manner consistent with

addressing opioid overdose shall not be liable for any civil damages

as a result of any acts or omissions by such first responder except

for committing gross negligence or willful wanton wrongs in

administering or providing such emergency opioid antagonist.