Title 21
Food and Drugs

Chapter 28.9
The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act of 2016

R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.9-3.1

§ 21-28.9-3.1. Narcotic testing product.

(a) Any person may provide, administer, or utilize a narcotic testing product to assist another person in determining whether a narcotic or substance contains chemicals, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds. Narcotic testing products shall include, but not be limited to, fentanyl test strips.

(b) A person who provides, administers, or utilizes a narcotic testing product to assist another person shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of providing, administering, or utilizing the narcotic testing product to assist another person.

History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 275, § 1.