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Lab. Code, § 6723 · Chapter 9. Miscellaneous Safety Provisions

Lab. Code, § 6723

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) The division, before December 1, 2027, shall submit a draft rulemaking proposal to revise Sections 1512 and 3400 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations to require first aid materials in a workplace to include naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to reverse opioid overdose and instructions for using the opioid antagonist.

(b) The division, in drafting the rulemaking proposal, shall consider, and provide guidance to employers on, proper storage of the opioid antagonist in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

(c) The standards board shall consider for adoption revised standards for the standards described in this section on or before December 1, 2028.

(d) (1) An individual who administers naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to reverse opioid overdose in a suspected opioid overdose emergency shall not be liable for civil damages as provided in Section 1799.113 of the Health and Safety Code if the conditions in that section are met.

(2) In accordance with paragraph (1), an individual who is licensed as part of a local emergency medical services agency shall not be held responsible for administering nasal naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to reverse opioid overdose, regardless of whether the individual was certified for that activity, unless the individual was acting as a paid first responder at the time of the action.

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History

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 689, Sec. 1. (AB 1976) Effective January 1, 2025.

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