House
File
2460
H-8231
Amend
House
File
2460
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
95,
after
line
32
by
inserting:
2
<
Sec.
___.
Section
135.190,
subsection
1,
as
3
enacted
by
2016
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2218,
section
1,
4
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
5
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0a.
“Licensed
health
care
6
professional”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
7
280.16.
8
Sec.
___.
Section
135.190,
subsection
1,
as
enacted
9
by
2016
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2218,
section
1,
is
10
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
Notwithstanding
any
other
12
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
a
licensed
health
13
care
professional
may
prescribe
an
opioid
antagonist
to
14
a
person
in
a
position
to
assist.
15
Sec.
___.
Section
135.190,
subsection
3,
as
enacted
16
by
2016
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2218,
section
1,
is
17
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
3.
A
person
in
a
position
to
assist
or
a
prescriber
19
of
an
opioid
antagonist
who
has
acted
reasonably
and
in
20
good
faith
shall
not
be
liable
for
any
injury
arising
21
from
the
provision,
administration,
or
assistance
in
22
the
administration
of
an
opioid
antagonist
as
provided
23
in
this
section.
>
24
2.
Page
96,
after
line
10
by
inserting:
25
<
Sec.
___.
2016
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2218,
26
as
enacted,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
27
section:
28
Sec.
___.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
29
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
30
enactment.
>
31
3.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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ISENHART
of
Dubuque
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ABDUL-SAMAD
of
Polk
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