Education and Promotion of Information

COL 8/23/2023 CH. 16 THE GUAM OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2023

(a)Publicly available information. Within six

(6)months of the effective date of this Act, the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center shall publish on its website, the following information at or below a sixth

(6th)grade reading level:

(1)The importance of emergency opioid antagonists in preventing deaths from opioid overdose;

(2)How to recognize the signs and symptoms of a drug overdose;

(3)The essential steps in responding to a drug overdose, including:

(A)Evaluate for signs of an opioid overdose;

(B)Call 911 for help;

(C)Administer an emergency opioid antagonist;

(D)Support the person’s breathing; and

(E)Monitor the person’s response.

(4)Where to obtain emergency opioid antagonists throughout Guam;

(5)De-stigmatizing the possession of an emergency opioid antagonist; and

(6)Guam laws limiting a person’s civil and criminal liability for prescribing; dispensing, distributing, or administering emergency opioid antagonists.

(b)Education programs. The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center or its designee shall establish an island-wide educational initiative in conjunction with community-based organizations that promote:

(1)The importance of emergency opioid antagonists in preventing deaths from opioid overdose;

(2)How to recognize the signs and symptoms of a drug overdose;

(3)The essential steps in responding to a drug overdose, including: COL 8/23/2023 CH. 16 THE GUAM OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2023

(A)Evaluate for signs of an opioid overdose;

(B)Call 911 for help;

(C)Administer an emergency opioid antagonist;

(D)Support the person’s breathing; and

(E)Monitor the person’s response.

(4)Where to obtain emergency opioid antagonists throughout Guam;

(5)De-stigmatizing the possession of an emergency opioid antagonist; and

(6)Guam laws limiting a person’s civil and criminal liability for prescribing, dispensing, distributing, or administering emergency opioid antagonists.

(7)Any additional measures that promote the safe distribution, use, and administration of emergency opioid antagonists by persons within Guam.

(c)Training. The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center or its designee shall establish training programs that are tailored to the unique needs of each of the following groups:

(1)Any person who may potentially administer an emergency opioid antagonist to a person exhibiting the signs of an overdose;

(2)Prescribers;

(3)Dispensers, including pharmacists;

(4)Laypeople and bystanders;

(5)Educational institutions and universities;

(6)First responders, peace officers, school personnel;

(7)Correctional setting staff; and

(8)Community-based organizations.