Section 1797.197 Of Article 5. Personnel 1797.160-1797.197a From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 5.
1797.197
. (a) The authority shall establish training and standards
for all prehospital emergency medical care personnel, as defined in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1797.189, regarding the
characteristics and method of assessment and treatment of
anaphylactic reactions and the use of epinephrine. The authority
shall promulgate regulations regarding these matters for use by all
prehospital emergency medical care personnel.
(b) (1) The authority shall develop and, after approval by the
commission pursuant to Section 1799.50, adopt training and standards
for all prehospital emergency medical care personnel, as defined in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1797.189, regarding the
use and administration of naloxone hydrochloride and other opioid
antagonists. The authority shall promulgate regulations regarding
these matters for use by all prehospital emergency medical care
personnel. The authority may adopt existing training and standards
for prehospital emergency medical care personnel regarding the
statewide use and administration of naloxone hydrochloride or another
opioid antagonist to satisfy the requirements of this section.
(2) The medical director of a local EMS agency may, pursuant to
Section 1797.221, approve or conduct a trial study of the use and
administration of naloxone hydrochloride or other opioid antagonists
by any level of prehospital emergency medical care personnel.
Training received by prehospital emergency medical care personnel
specific to the use and administration of naloxone hydrochloride or
another opioid antagonist during this trial study may be used towards
satisfying the training requirements established pursuant to
paragraph (1) regarding the use and administration of naloxone
hydrochloride and other opioid antagonists by prehospital emergency
medical care personnel.
(3) The training described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall satisfy
the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section
1714.22 of the Civil Code.