Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §170.001, the definitions for "opioid antagonist" and "prescriber," and opioid-related drug overdose have the meanings assigned by Texas Health and Safety Code §483.101, as set out in paragraphs (1) - (3) of this section.
  (1) Prescriber--a person authorized by law to prescribe an opioid antagonist.
  (2) Opioid antagonist--Naloxone, a drug that binds to opioid receptors and blocks or otherwise inhibits the effects of opioids acting on those receptors.
  (3) Opioid-related drug overdose--a condition, evidenced by symptoms such as extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, constriction of the pupils or dilation of the pupils, respiratory depression, or coma, that a layperson would reasonably believe to be the result of the consumption or use of an opioid.

Source Note: The provisions of this §170.5 adopted to be effective July 8, 2018, 43 TexReg 4454