2015 Regular Session Emergency Response and Overdose Prevention Act; create. AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT; TO AUTHORIZE PHYSICIANS AND CERTAIN OTHER LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD OF CARE APPLICABLE TO THAT PRACTITIONER TO PRESCRIBE AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO OTHER PERSONS IN A POSITION TO ASSIST SUCH PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE; TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE OPIOID ANTAGONISTS UNDER A PRESCRIPTION ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE PERSONS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND WITH REASONABLE CARE TO ANOTHER PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE BELIEVES TO BE EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE TO ADMINISTER AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST THAT WAS PRESCRIBED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS TO ADMINISTER AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST AS CLINICALLY INDICATED; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSING SANCTIONS FOR PERSONS WHO TAKE THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-29-149.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EMERGENCY GOOD SAMARITAN ACT" TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM ARREST OR PROSECUTION FOR CERTAIN DRUG VIOLATIONS BY A PERSON SEEKING TREATMENT FOR A DRUG OVERDOSE IF THE EVIDENCE OF THE VIOLATION RESULTS FROM THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF THE DRUG OVERDOSE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 06/02/15 at 12:27 H B 692 House Bill 692 HB 692 H Law General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority ** See Text 337 Public Health and Human Services F ../../House_cmtes/PH.xml Judiciary A F ../../House_cmtes/JA.xml Public Health and Welfare F ../../Senate_cmtes/PH.xml Mims ../../House_authors/Mims.xml 1 01/19 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary A 2 01/27 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To JA 3 01/28 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To PH 4 01/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 5 02/11 (H) Passed ../../../../2015/pdf/votes/house/0370017.pdf 6 02/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate 7 02/17 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare 8 02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 9 03/05 (S) Amendment Failed 10 03/05 (S) Passed ../../../../2015/pdf/votes/senate/0590004.pdf 11 03/06 (S) Returned For Enrolling 12 03/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 13 03/09 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 14 03/13 Approved by Governor ../../../../documents/2015/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0692SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2015/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0692SG.htm ../../../../documents/2015/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0692IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2015/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0692IN.htm ../../../../documents/2015/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0692PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2015/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0692PS.htm ../../../../documents/2015/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0692SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2015/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0692SG.htm Committee Amendment No 1 Lost ../../../../documents/2015/pdf/sam/HB0692_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2015/html/sam/HB0692_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote N ../../../../documents/2015/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB0692.pdf