14-118 C.M.R. ch. 19, § 3 - Definitions
A.
Community-based Agency: Any
agency, coalition, association, or organization, that has registered as a
corporation or other business organization with the Office of the Secretary of
State and that is in good standing with that office, or any municipality, local
or county government entity. The Community-based Agency must in some capacity
provide services to populations at high risk for drug overdose.
B.
Healthcare Professional: Any
individual licensed under Title 32 of the Maine Revised Statutes who is
authorized to prescribe Naloxone Hydrochloride within the scope of professional
competency.
C.
Medical
Supplies Necessary to Administer Naloxone Hydrochloride: Items intended
to facilitate the administration of Naloxone Hydrochloride, including but not
limited to syringes, atomizers, rescue breathing masks, rubber gloves, alcohol
pads, and educational inserts.
D.
Naloxone Hydrochloride: An opioid antagonist approved by the
United States Food and Drug Administration that when administered can
temporarily stop or reverse the effects of an Opioid-related Drug Overdose.
E.
Opioid-related Drug
Overdose: A condition including, but not limited to, extreme physical
illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma or
death resulting from the consumption or use of an opioid, or another substance
with which an opioid was combined, or a condition that a reasonable person
would believe to be an Opioid-related Drug Overdose that requires medical
assistance.
F.
Overdose
Prevention Program: A program established by a Community-based Agency
that has the goal of increasing awareness of opioid use and overdose
prevention.
G.
Standing
Order: A written order for a medication authorizing the dispensing of
the medication when specified predetermined conditions have been met.
Consistent with
22 M.R.S.
§2353(2), a Standing
Order for Naloxone Hydrochloride allows a Healthcare Professional to issue an
order without the Healthcare Professional necessarily interacting directly with
the ultimate recipient of the medication.
Notes
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