N.M. Stat. § 29-7-7.6
Law enforcement officers; naloxone rescue kit.
A. As agency funding and agency supplies of naloxone rescue kits permit, each
local and state law enforcement agency shall provide naloxone rescue kits to its law
enforcement officers and require that officers carry the naloxone rescue kits in
accordance with agency procedures so as to optimize the officers' capacity to timely
assist in the prevention of opioid overdoses.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose civil or criminal liability on a
local or state law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer when ordinary care is
used in the administration or provision of naloxone in cases where an individual appears
to be experiencing an opioid overdose.
C. As used in this section:
(1)
"naloxone" means naloxone hydrochloride, which is an opioid antagonist
for the treatment of opioid overdose; and
(2)
"naloxone rescue kit" means a kit containing:
(a) two doses of naloxone in either a generic form or in a form approved by
the federal food and drug administration; and
(b) overdose education materials that conform to department of health or
federal substance abuse and mental health services administration guidelines for opioid
overdose education that explain the signs and causes of an opioid overdose and
instruct when and how to administer in accordance with medical best practices: 1) life-
saving rescue techniques; and 2) an opioid antagonist.