§ 922 — Opioid overdose prevention

§ 922. Opioid overdose prevention. 1. School districts, public\nlibraries, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational\neducation and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public\nelementary and secondary schools in this state may provide and maintain\non-site in each instructional school facility or library, opioid\nantagonists, as defined in section three thousand three hundred nine of\nthe public health law, in quantities and types deemed by the\ncommissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to be\nadequate to ensure ready and appropriate access for use during\nemergencies to any student, individual on library premises or staff\nsuspected of having opioid overdose whether or not there is a previous\nhistory of opioid abuse.\n 2. School districts, public libraries, boards of cooperative\neducational services, county vocational education and extension boards,\ncharter schools, and non-public elementary and secondary schools in this\nstate may elect to participate as an opioid antagonist recipient and any\nperson employed by any such entity that has elected to participate may\nadminister an opioid antagonist in the event of an emergency, provided\nthat such person shall have been trained by a program approved under\nsection three thousand three hundred nine of the public health law. Any\nschool district, public library, board of cooperative educational\nservices, county vocational education and extension board, charter\nschool, and non-public elementary and secondary school that has\nemployees trained in accordance with this section shall comply with the\nrequirements of section three thousand three hundred nine of the public\nhealth law including, but not limited to, appropriate clinical\noversight, record keeping and reporting. No person shall be required to\nparticipate in the program and any participation by an individual shall\nbe voluntary.\n