AB 2150 adds employer-paid naloxone training for employees required to certify in CPR
Sep 27, 2026 edition · GC-2026-0136 · Published 2026-09-27 · Version 2 · Final
AB 2150 creates employer-paid, EMSA-approved naloxone training for employees required to hold CPR certification, with documented equivalency and scope limits.
What happened
AB 2150 was signed September 20 as Chapter 384. Effective January 1, 2027 under the ordinary constitutional rule, an employer operating in California that requires employee CPR certification must also require an EMSA-approved online video module on naloxone use and pay the training cost. The module is separate from the CPR curriculum and must cover overdose recognition, appropriate response and administration of naloxone or another FDA-approved opioid antagonist. EMSA’s assigned role is approval of content, rather than administration, enforcement or ongoing monitoring of employer compliance.
An employee’s existing CPR, first-aid or other training can satisfy the requirement if EMSA determines it meets or exceeds the minimum content and the employer keeps documentation. Clinical staffing levels or internal medication policies alone do not exempt an employer. The law expressly limits the module to education and preparedness: it creates no independent duty, authorization or expectation to administer naloxone and does not enlarge professional scope or override medication-administration and delegation rules. It is a minimum floor; a broader or more protective applicable training rule may still control.
Scope and timing
- Authority status
- Final
- Applicability
- Directly applicable
- Audience
- Health systems, Provider networks
- Jurisdiction
- California
Why it matters
Employer training coverage and proof of equivalency must be reviewed separately from authority to administer medication.
Recommended action
Prepare the January 1, 2027 training process: identify employees required to certify in CPR, budget approved modules or obtain documented EMSA equivalency, retain evidence and preserve existing scope and delegation controls.
Sources
- AB 2150, Chapter 384, final textOfficial · California Legislature · 2026-09-20 · Source review 2026-10-01
- AB 2150 official bill historyOfficial · California Legislature · 2026-09-20 · Source review 2026-10-01
- Official retained source documentOfficial · Official issuing agency · Source review 2026-10-16
- Official retained source documentOfficial · Official issuing agency · Source review 2026-10-16
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