Maryland HB1285 allows possession, storage, and administration of expired naloxone for a year after expiration.

Maryland HB1285 amends existing laws to allow the possession, storage, and administration of expired naloxone for up to a year past its expiration date. The bill also mandates that public schools, institutions, and community services programs offer opioid overdose reversal drugs, including expired naloxone, free of charge to individuals at risk of overdose. It provides immunity from civil liability for those administering naloxone in good faith. The bill takes effect October 1, 2026.

Maryland HB1285 allows possession, storage, and administration of expired naloxone for a year after expiration.

Maryland HB1285 amends existing laws to allow the possession, storage, and administration of expired naloxone for up to a year past its expiration date. The bill also mandates that public schools, institutions, and community services programs offer opioid overdose reversal drugs, including expired naloxone, free of charge to individuals at risk of overdose. It provides immunity from civil liability for those administering naloxone in good faith. The bill takes effect October 1, 2026.