All lifeguards, and park and forest rangers, employed to work at any state or municipal public beach or facility on a full-time basis shall be trained in the administration of opioid antagonists, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. All state or municipal public beaches and facilities that employ lifeguards and park and forest rangers shall maintain and provide a minimum of four (4) doses of the opioid antagonist.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.9-6
Training to administer opioid antagonists
Known as the The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act
The act spans §§ 21–21 (8 sections).
P.L. 2025, ch. 17, § 1, effective June 6, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 18, § 1, effective June 6, 2025.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.