{"data":{"id":"us-nm/33-2-51","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"33-2-51","heading":"Discharge; opioid use disorder; opioid overdose education; naloxone.","body":"A. As corrections department funding and department supplies of naloxone permit, upon discharge of an inmate who has been diagnosed with an opioid use disorder from a corrections facility, regardless of whether that inmate has received treatment for that disorder, the corrections department shall:\n(1) ensure that the inmate is provided with opioid overdose education that:\n(a) conforms to department of health or federal substance abuse and mental health services administration guidelines for opioid overdose education;\n(b) explains the causes of an opioid overdose;\n(c) instructs when and how to administer in accordance with medical best practices: 1) life-saving rescue techniques; and 2) an opioid antagonist; and\n(d) explains how to contact appropriate emergency medical services; and\n(2) provide the inmate, as the inmate leaves the correctional facility, with:\n(a) two doses of naloxone in either a generic form or in a form approved by the federal food and drug administration; and\n(b) a prescription for naloxone.\nB. As used in this section:\n(1) \"corrections facility\" means a prison or other detention facility, whether operated by a government or private contractor, that is used for confinement of adult or juvenile persons who are charged with or convicted of a violation of a law or an ordinance; and\n(2) \"naloxone\" means naloxone hydrochloride, which is an opioid antagonist for the treatment of an opioid overdose.","path":["Chapter 33 - Correctional Institutions","ARTICLE 2 State Correctional Facilities"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18533/index.do","current_through":"2025-08-14","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"d5b7f732fec9f3f68943324e1595b6e351ecf432dcc9dd44bcc300d7e0ac44a3","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/33-2-50","next":"us-nm/33-2a-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}