Proposed H.B. No. 5208
Session Year 2025

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF A POLICE OFFICER TO TRANSPORT A PERSON TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM OR A SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY.

To allow a police officer to take a person into protective custody and transport such person to an emergency room or a substance abuse facility if the officer has administered an opioid antagonist to such person or taken other lifesaving measures.

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