Oklahoma § 70-1210.242 - Authority to administer emergency opioid antagonists

§ 70-1210.242. Authority to administer emergency opioid antagonists

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 inperson 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

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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.

Added by Laws 2019, c. 504, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019. Amended by Laws

2023, c. 219, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 2023.