(a) A licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker may possess and administer opioid antagonists in the licensed clinical social worker's or licensed social worker's professional capacity. (b) If a person employs a licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker and the licensed clinical social worker or licensed social worker possess an opioid antagonist in a professional capacity, then the employer must: (1) provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists; and (2) establish a policy to control the acquisition, storage, transportation, and administration of opioid antagonists.
225 ILCS 20/4.5
Opioid antagonists
Known as the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act
The act spans §§ 225-20-1 to 225-20-9b (51 sections).
P.A. 103-1048, eff. 1-1-25.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.