New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 32 - ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
Part 7 - OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION FOR OPIOID ANTAGONISTS
Section 7.32.7.6 - OBJECTIVE
The objective of these regulations is to reduce mortality due to opioid overdose by increasing the administration, distribution, prescription and dispensation of opioid antagonists to individuals who are at risk of opioid overdose and to individuals, such as family members, friends or other persons, who may be in a position to assist individuals who are experiencing an overdose. These regulations shall set standards for the establishment of standing orders to obtain, store, distribute and administer an opioid antagonist; the establishment of overdose prevention and education programs and standards for them to register, obtain, store, and distribute naloxone; the establishment of standards for overdose prevention curricula, training and the certification of individuals to store and distribute opioid antagonists for the overdose prevention and education programs.