Definitions

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As used in this subchapter:

  1. (1) “Drug overdose” means an acute condition resulting from, or that a reasonable person would believe to be resulting from, the consumption or use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or dangerous drug or a combination of alcohol, controlled substance, or dangerous drug by an individual, causing signs, including without limitation:

    1. (A) Extreme physical illness;

    2. (B) Decreased level of consciousness;

    3. (C) Respiratory depression;

    4. (D) Coma;

    5. (E) Mania; or

    6. (F) Death;

  2. (2) “Emergency medical services” means:

    1. (A) The transportation and medical care provided the ill or injured by licensed emergency medical services personnel or other healthcare providers before arrival at a medical facility; and

    2. (B) Continuation of the initial emergency care within a medical facility subject to the approval of the medical staff and governing board of that facility;

  3. (3) “Medical assistance” means aid provided to a person experiencing or believed to be experiencing a drug overdose by a healthcare provider acting within its scope of practice that may provide diagnosis, treatment, or emergency medical services relative to the drug overdose; and

  4. (4) “Seeks medical assistance” means accesses or assists in accessing the 911 system or otherwise contacts or assists in contacting law enforcement or a poison control center and provides care to a person experiencing or believed to be experiencing a drug overdose.


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