MD HB423

Prince George's County public high schools must provide drink spiking detection products (testing for GHB and ketamine) and fentanyl test strips to students at no cost beginning in the 2026-2027 school year

Fentanyl test strips are only required at schools that have reported an incident requiring naloxone or other overdose-reversing medication

Schools are only obligated to provide these products if they receive them at no cost to the schools

Products may be distributed through school-based health clinics or school libraries

Each public high school must report annually to Maryland's Office of Overdose Response by October 1 on the quantity of drug detection products distributed during the previous school year, beginning October 1, 2027