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. "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

3. "Medical personnel at schools" means a certified school nurse or any other nurse employed by or under contract with a school, any licensed practitioner of the healing arts, or any person designated by the school administration to administer an opiate antagonist in the event of a suspected overdose pursuant to Section 2 of this act.

B. First responders shall have the authority to administer, without prescription, opiate antagonists when encountering an individual exhibiting signs of an opiate overdose.

C. First responders may provide, without prescription, opiate antagonists to individuals who experienced or witnessed an opiate overdose for use by those individuals at a later date.

D. For the purposes of this provision, 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 Executive 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 administering or providing an opiate antagonist in a manner consistent with addressing opiate overdose shall be covered under the Good Samaritan Act.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 322, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 36, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 157, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2019, c. 504, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.