SB 1011 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND STUDYING THE USE OF EPINEPHRINE CARTRIDGE INJECTORS BY POLICE OFFICERS.

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440221-108 ReferredAN toACT CommitteeCONCERNING onTHE PUBLICUSE SAFETYOF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND SECURITYSTUDYING IntroducedTHE by:USE OF EPINEPHRINE CARTRIDGE INJECTORS BY POLICE OFFICERS.

(PS) AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS AND EPINEPHRINE CARTRIDGE INJECTORS BY POLICE OFFICERS.

(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, (1) "epinephrine"law cartridgeenforcement injector"unit" and "police officer" have the same meanings as provided in section 7-294a of the general statutes, and (2) "opioid antagonist" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-90917a-714a of the general statutes;statutes.

(2)(b) "lawEach law enforcement unit"unit andshall "police(1) officer"require haveits thepolice sameofficers meaningsto asreceive providedtraining in sectionthe 7-294ause of thean generalopioid statutes;antagonist, and (2) acquire and maintain a supply of opioid antagonists for use by its police officers when responding to a medical emergency.

Any police officer who completes such training shall be permitted to carry and (3)administer "opioidan antagonist"opioid hasantagonist theto samean meaningindividual aswhom providedthe officer believes in sectiongood 17a-714afaith ofis theexperiencing generalan statutes.opioid-related drug overdose.

(b) Each law enforcement unit shall (1) require its police officers to receive training in the use of an opioid antagonist and an epinephrine cartridge injector, and (2) acquire and maintain a supply of opioid antagonists and epinephrine cartridge injectors for use by its police officers when responding to a medical emergency.

(c) Any police officer who completes such training shall be permitted to carry and administer (1) an opioid antagonist to an individual whom the officer believes in good faith is experiencing an opioid-related drug LCO 4402 \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2021SB-01011-R021 of 3 SB.docx Raised Bill No.

1011 overdose, and (2) an epinephrine cartridge injector to an individual whom the officer believes in good faith is experiencing anaphylaxis.

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(a)1011 A294a person (1) employed to work for the state or any political subdivision thereof that has acquired and maintains a supply of epinephrine cartridge injectors, (2) who is trained in the usegeneral ofstatutes. an epinephrine cartridge injector in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 19a-909 or section 1 of this act, and (3) provides or administers an epinephrine cartridge injector to an individual whom the person believes in good faith is experiencing anaphylaxis during the course of such person's employment, shall not be liable to such individual for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions by such person in using an epinephrine cartridge injector, which may constitute ordinary negligence.

(b) The immunityPolice providedOfficer Standards and Training Council, in thisconsultation subsectionwith shallthe notDepartments applyof Emergency Services and Public ProtectionandPublicHealth,shallconveneaworkinggrouptoexamine and make recommendations regarding the feasibility of requiring police officers to wilfulcarry orand wantonadminister misconductan orepinephrine actscartridge orinjector omissionsto constitutingan grossindividual negligence.whom the officer believes in good faith is experiencing anaphylaxis.

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