HB3428 Summary

• Schools must maintain a supply of opioid antagonists in secure locations where overdoses may occur, unless a shortage exists, in which case schools must make reasonable efforts to maintain supply; health care professionals with prescriptive authority shall prescribe opioid antagonists for schools.

• School nurses and trained personnel may administer opioid antagonists to any person reasonably believed to be experiencing an opioid overdose in school settings, before/after school care, or school-sponsored activities, and may carry antagonists on their person.

• Trained personnel administering opioid antagonists must complete annual training curriculum meeting requirements under the Substance Use Disorder Act covering overdose recognition, rescue breathing, emergency response, antagonist dosage, and competency testing.

• Schools must immediately activate emergency medical services and notify parent/guardian upon opioid antagonist administration, and notify the prescribing health care professional within 24 hours and report to State Board of Education within 3 days.

• Schools and their employees, agents, and prescribing health care professionals are granted liability immunity except for willful and wanton conduct when administering opioid antagonists.