Bill Text: CT HB06063 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 6063 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Prevention Of Deaths From Drug Overdoses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB06063 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB06063-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 6063*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 616

Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF DEATHS FROM DRUG OVERDOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to provide that any person who in good faith requests emergency medical assistance on behalf of another person experiencing a drug overdose, or any person who in good faith administers the prescription drug naloxone to a person experiencing an opiate-related overdose, shall be immune from prosecution for the possession of a controlled substance in violation of section 21a-279 of the general statutes or the possession of drug paraphernalia in violation of section 21a-267 of the general statutes if evidence of such violation was obtained as a result of such request or administration.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent deaths due to drug overdoses by encouraging the making of emergency calls summoning medical assistance.