A health care provider, a hospital, or an employee of a health care provider or hospital may not be subject to disciplinary action by the health care provider's or the employee's professional licensing board or held civilly or criminally liable for failure to administer, prescribe, or dispense an opioid, or for inadvertent administration of an opioid, to an individual or a minor who has a voluntary nonopioid directive.
AS 13.55.020
Obligations of health care providers and hospitals
Known as the Voluntary Nonopioid Directive Act
The act spans §§ 13–13 (6 sections).
Official source: Alaska State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Alaska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.