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|BILL NO. 710 By: Rosino of the Senate |
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| Baker of the House |
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6| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 1210.242, which relates to authority to |
7| administer opiate antagonists; modifying |
| applicability of provisions relating to |
8| administration; updating statutory reference; |
| modifying terminology; defining term; and declaring |
9| an emergency. |
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12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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13| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.242, is |
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14|amended to read as follows: |
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15| Section 1210.242. A. Any school nurse, public health nurse, |
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16|licensed practitioner of the healing arts, nurse working under |
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17|contract with a school district or any person designated by the |
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18|school administration to administer an opiate emergency opioid |
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19|antagonist in the event of a suspected overdose is authorized, |
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20|regardless of whether there is a prescription or standing order in |
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21|place, to administer an opiate emergency opioid antagonist when |
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22|encountering a student or other individual exhibiting signs of an |
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23|opiate opioid overdose. |
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1| B. The administration of a public school may authorize one or |
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2|more persons employed by the school to receive training offered by |
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3|the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, a law |
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4|enforcement agency or any other entity in recognizing the signs of |
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5|an opiate opioid overdose and administering an opiate emergency |
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6|opioid antagonist. Persons designated to receive this training may |
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7|include, but are not limited to, the certified and noncertified |
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8|staff members required to receive annual training in cardiopulmonary |
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9|resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver under Section 1210.199 of |
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10|Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title. If in-person training |
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11|is not readily available in the area, the person or persons |
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12|designated under this provision may access opiate emergency opioid |
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13|antagonist training materials available online through the State |
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14|Department of Health or another entity. Such training shall include |
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15|information on how to spot symptoms of an overdose, instruction in |
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16|basic resuscitation techniques, instruction on proper administration |
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17|of an opiate emergency opioid antagonist and the importance of |
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18|calling 911 for help. |
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19| C. In the absence of the person or persons specifically |
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20|designated and trained to administer an opiate emergency opioid |
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21|antagonist under the provisions of this section, the administration |
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22|of a school may authorize any person, regardless of whether there is |
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23|a prescription or standing order in place, to administer an opiate |
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1|emergency opioid antagonist to a student or other individual |
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2|exhibiting signs of an overdose. |
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3| D. Any person administering an opiate emergency opioid |
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4|antagonist to a student or other individual at a school site or |
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5|school-sponsored event in a manner consistent with addressing opiate |
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6|opioid overdose shall be covered under the Good Samaritan Act. A |
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7|school and any of its employees or designees shall be immune from |
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8|civil liability in relation to the administration of an opiate |
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9|emergency opioid antagonist in the event of a suspected overdose. |
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10| E. As used in this section, "emergency opioid antagonist" means |
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11|a drug including but not limited to naloxone that blocks the effects |
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12|of opioids and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug |
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13|Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose. |
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14| SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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15|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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16|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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17|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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18| Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2023. |
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22| Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, |
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