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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 33. Correctional Institutions § 33-2-51. Discharge; opioid use disorder; opioid overdose education; naloxone

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. As corrections department funding and department supplies of naloxone permit, upon discharge of an inmate who has been diagnosed with an opioid use disorder from a corrections facility, regardless of whether that inmate has received treatment for that disorder, the corrections department shall:

(1) ensure that the inmate is provided with opioid overdose education that:

(a) conforms to department of health or federal substance abuse and mental health services administration guidelines for opioid overdose education;

(b) explains the causes of an opioid overdose;

(c) instructs when and how to administer in accordance with medical best practices: 1) life-saving rescue techniques; and 2) an opioid antagonist; and

(d) explains how to contact appropriate emergency medical services; and

(2) provide the inmate, as the inmate leaves the correctional facility, with:

(a) two doses of naloxone in either a generic form or in a form approved by the federal food and drug administration; and

(b) a prescription for naloxone.

B. As used in this section:

(1) “corrections facility” means a prison or other detention facility, whether operated by a government or private contractor, that is used for confinement of adult or juvenile persons who are charged with or convicted of a violation of a law or an ordinance; and

(2) “naloxone” means naloxone hydrochloride, which is an opioid antagonist for the treatment of an opioid overdose.

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