MS HB1174

Public schools may purchase or arrange to receive FDA-approved opioid reversal agents from wholesale distributors at fair-market, free, or reduced prices for use during student opioid overdoses, stored in secure school locations.

School districts must adopt a protocol developed by a licensed physician for trained personnel to recognize and administer opioid reversal agents, with liability exemption for school districts and employees acting in good faith unless actions are willful and wanton.

Establishes the "Seizure Safe Schools Act" requiring each public and nonpublic school to have at least one trained employee by July 1, 2024, to administer seizure rescue medication or perform manual vagus nerve stimulation.

Parents or guardians must provide written authorization and a health care practitioner statement containing medication name, dosage, route, frequency, and circumstances for administration before schools can administer seizure medications.

School employees acting in good faith and in substantial compliance with a student's individual health plan are exempt from civil and criminal liability for providing seizure assistance or services.