United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4288 (113th)
Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014
Introduced
24 March 2014
Last action
16 April 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014 - Exempts from liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose drug: a health care professional who prescribes or provides such a drug to an individual at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose, or to another person in a position to assist such individual, if the individual has been educated about opioid overdose prevention and treatment by the health care professional or as part of a government opioid overdose program; a person who provides such a drug for emergency administration to an individual authorized to receive it as part of an opioid overdose program; and a person who provides for emergency administration of such a drug to an individual who reasonably appears to have suffered an overdose from heroin or another opioid if such person obtained such drug from a health care professional or as part of an opioid overdose program and was educated by such professional or program in the proper administration of such drug. Makes such exemptions inapplicable if the harm was caused by gross negligence or reckless misconduct.
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Timeline
24 March 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 March 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4288
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4288
- us · 113-hr-4288 · source updated 5 December 2025