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GA SB395
Bill
Status
Passed
4/23/2024
Primary Sponsor
Clint Dixon
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AI Summary
- Known as "Wesley's Law," requires all local school systems and public schools, including charter schools, to acquire and maintain a stock supply of opioid antagonists (such as naloxone) and authorizes any school personnel to administer them in good faith to a person believed to be experiencing an opioid overdose
- Expands the exemption of opioid antagonists from Georgia's "dangerous drug" classification when used for drug overdose prevention, and removes the prior requirement that an opioid antagonist must be prescribed in order for the administering individual to receive civil, criminal, and professional immunity
- Requires all qualified government buildings and courthouses that already contain an automated external defibrillator to maintain at least three unit doses of opioid antagonists, accessible during regular business hours and government events
- Directs the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, to develop educational resources, guidelines, and a model training and implementation policy for opioid antagonist administration to be posted on its website
- Grants civil and criminal immunity to school personnel, government employees, harm reduction organizations, practitioners, and pharmacists who in good faith administer, supply, or prescribe opioid antagonists, excluding acts of willful misconduct, gross negligence, or recklessness
Legislative Description
Education; the possession of opioid antagonists in schools; authorize
Last Action
Act 462
4/23/2024
Committee Referrals
Education3/4/2024
Education and Youth1/25/2024
Full Bill Text
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