1. A. The New Mexico department of health public health division pharmacy warehouse can distribute the opioid antagonist to any registered overdose prevention and education program.

2. B. Standing orders from a department licensed prescriber for the distribution of an opioid antagonist shall include at a minimum:

   1. (1) authorization to maintain supplies of opioid antagonists for the purposes of distributing them as part of the department’s overdose prevention efforts;
   2. (2) authorization for overdose response educators to possess and distribute the opioid antagonist to trained targeted responders;
   3. (3) instructions for overdose response educators to educate and advise clients of overdose prevention methods, recognizing an overdose, and potential contraindications and precautions.
3. C. Medication log, enrollment forms and record of use forms shall be utilized by an overdose prevention and education program in order to document the distribution and administration of opioid antagonists.

[7.32.7.9 NMAC - Rp, 7.32.7.10 NMAC, 7/15/2016]