PRINTER'S NO. 538
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
575
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, N. NELSON, SANCHEZ, BURGOS, HOHENSTEIN,
ISAACSON, CIRESI, SCHLOSSBERG, McNEILL, KINSEY, FRANKEL,
SCHWEYER, PISCIOTTANO, BENHAM, HILL-EVANS, KULIK, MALAGARI,
O'MARA, INNAMORATO, SAINATO, KINKEAD, HANBIDGE, ROZZI AND
T. DAVIS, FEBRUARY 22, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and
immunities, providing for good Samaritan civil immunity for
acquiring, maintaining or administering naloxone.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 8331.4. Good Samaritan civil immunity for acquiring,
maintaining or administering naloxone.
(a) General rule.--A person that in good faith acquires and
maintains naloxone or administers naloxone in an emergency shall
not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or
omission in administering the naloxone, except if the act or
omission is intentionally designed to harm, or any grossly
negligent act or omission results in harm to the individual
being administered the naloxone.
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