The bill requires an agency that uses a chemical restraint to ensure that a person administering ketamine, haloperidol, or any other medication that is severely dependent on the weight of an individual or may result in a severe or adverse reaction with improper dosage in a non-hospital setting does so when staff trained in the administration of such medication can monitor the vital signs of the individual and weigh the individual to ensure accurate dosage.

Year

2021

Current status

  • Became law (07/06/2021)

Sponsors

L. Herod/Y. Caraveo/R. Fields/J. Gonzales

Bill number

HB21-1251

Position

Support