KY HB431

Public postsecondary educational institutions must provide access to opioid antagonists (naloxone) at convenient campus locations in sufficient numbers to serve their population, potentially through emergency cabinets containing administration instructions, rescue breathing devices, and other necessary equipment

Kentucky Department for Public Health must develop best practices and clinical protocols for opioid antagonist supplies and administration on college campuses, in collaboration with the institutions

Public postsecondary institutions may apply for funding from the opioid abatement trust fund (KRS 15.293) and other available sources to coordinate, maintain, and supply the required opioid antagonists

The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission's authorized uses of trust fund money are expanded to include providing access to opioid antagonists on public college campuses

Existing provisions remain in effect allowing schools, first responders, and harm reduction programs to possess and administer opioid antagonists, with immunity from civil and criminal liability for good-faith administration