Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.242
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Authority to administer emergency opioid antagonists
Official statutory text
A. Any school nurse, public health nurse, licensed practitioner
of the healing arts, nurse working under contract with a school
district or any person designated by the school administration to
administer an emergency opioid antagonist in the event of a
suspected overdose is authorized, regardless of whether there is a
prescription or standing order in place, to administer an emergency
opioid antagonist when encountering a student or other individual
exhibiting signs of an opioid overdose.
B. The administration of a public school may authorize one or
more persons employed by the school to receive training offered by
the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, a law
enforcement agency or any other entity in recognizing the signs of
an opioid overdose and administering an emergency opioid antagonist.
Persons designated to receive this training may include, but are not
limited to, the certified and noncertified staff members required to
receive annual training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the
Heimlich maneuver under Section 1210.199 of this title. If in-
person training is not readily available in the area, the person or
persons designated under this provision may access emergency opioid
antagonist training materials available online through the State
Department of Health or another entity. Such training shall include
information on how to spot symptoms of an overdose, instruction in
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1196
basic resuscitation techniques, instruction on proper administration
of an emergency opioid antagonist and the importance of calling 911
for help.
C. In the absence of the person or persons specifically
designated and trained to administer an emergency opioid antagonist
under the provisions of this section, the administration of a school
may authorize any person, regardless of whether there is a
prescription or standing order in place, to administer an emergency
opioid antagonist to a student or other individual exhibiting signs
of an overdose.
D. Any person administering an emergency opioid antagonist to a
student or other individual at a school site or school-sponsored
event in a manner consistent with addressing opioid overdose shall
be covered under the Good Samaritan Act. A school and any of its
employees or designees shall be immune from civil liability in
relation to the administration of an emergency opioid antagonist in
the event of a suspected overdose.
E. As used in this section, “emergency opioid antagonist” means
a drug including but not limited to naloxone that blocks the effects
of opioids and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose.
of the healing arts, nurse working under contract with a school
district or any person designated by the school administration to
administer an emergency opioid antagonist in the event of a
suspected overdose is authorized, regardless of whether there is a
prescription or standing order in place, to administer an emergency
opioid antagonist when encountering a student or other individual
exhibiting signs of an opioid overdose.
B. The administration of a public school may authorize one or
more persons employed by the school to receive training offered by
the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, a law
enforcement agency or any other entity in recognizing the signs of
an opioid overdose and administering an emergency opioid antagonist.
Persons designated to receive this training may include, but are not
limited to, the certified and noncertified staff members required to
receive annual training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the
Heimlich maneuver under Section 1210.199 of this title. If in-
person training is not readily available in the area, the person or
persons designated under this provision may access emergency opioid
antagonist training materials available online through the State
Department of Health or another entity. Such training shall include
information on how to spot symptoms of an overdose, instruction in
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1196
basic resuscitation techniques, instruction on proper administration
of an emergency opioid antagonist and the importance of calling 911
for help.
C. In the absence of the person or persons specifically
designated and trained to administer an emergency opioid antagonist
under the provisions of this section, the administration of a school
may authorize any person, regardless of whether there is a
prescription or standing order in place, to administer an emergency
opioid antagonist to a student or other individual exhibiting signs
of an overdose.
D. Any person administering an emergency opioid antagonist to a
student or other individual at a school site or school-sponsored
event in a manner consistent with addressing opioid overdose shall
be covered under the Good Samaritan Act. A school and any of its
employees or designees shall be immune from civil liability in
relation to the administration of an emergency opioid antagonist in
the event of a suspected overdose.
E. As used in this section, “emergency opioid antagonist” means
a drug including but not limited to naloxone that blocks the effects
of opioids and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose.
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