HB1209 — Controlled Substances - As enacted, requires that any person treated for a drug-related overdose with an opioid antagonist by a first responder be taken to a medical facility by emergency medical services for evaluation, unless the person is competent to refuse medical treatment and chooses to refuse treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1.

HB1209 — Controlled Substances - As enacted, requires that any person treated for a drug-related overdose with an opioid antagonist by a first responder be taken to a medical facility by emergency medical services for evaluation, unless the person is competent to refuse medical treatment and chooses to refuse treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1. · Informed CitizenryHB1209 amends the Addiction Treatment Act of 2015 by removing a provision that limited immunity from arrest, charge, or prosecution to only a person's first drug overdose. The bill takes effect on…Open in Informed Citizenry