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Committee reviews bill to place opioid antagonists next to AEDs at colleges, limit university liability
Summary
Lawmakers discussed HB 419, which would require or authorize opioid antagonist dispensers next to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in government buildings and allow universities and technical colleges to host dispensers without civil or professional liability for empty units; funding would come from community sources.
Chairman Hawkins presented House Bill 419 on opioid antagonists, telling the committee the measure would place Narcan-style dispensers next to AEDs in government buildings and work with the University System of Georgia and technical colleges on implementation.
The bill, Hawkins said, builds on last year’s House Bill 1170 and “we've added some things to this bill that's tightened up the bill and and how this works.” He described efforts to limit liability for universities and technical colleges, saying there was concern “about the Narcan being in the dispenser and then someone coming by and emptying the dispenser. So the…
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