Legal review of state emergency medical services policies and protocols for naloxone administration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the continued rise in opioid-related overdoses, many states have expanded access to the opioid antagonist naloxone. We sought to provide comprehensive data on one such strategy: the authority of providers at different emergency medical services (EMS) licensure levels to administer naloxone.

Methods

We conducted a systematic legal review of state laws and protocols governing the authority of different EMS licensure levels to administer naloxone. We used Westlaw, state government websites and scope of practice protocols. We coded relevant policies regarding which, if any, administration routes and dosages of naloxone are permitted for each licensure level: emergency medical responder (EMR), emergency medical technician (EMT), advanced emergency medical technic

SUBMITTER: Smart R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10395068 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature