(a) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school,
and private school adopting a written unassigned opioid antagonist
policy under Texas Education Code §38.222, is responsible for
training school personnel and school volunteers in the administration
of an opioid antagonist.
(b) Training under this subchapter must:
(1) include information on:
(A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an opioid-related
drug overdose;
(B) responding to an opioid-related drug overdose and
administering an opioid antagonist;
(C) implementing emergency procedures, after administering
an opioid antagonist;
(D) understanding the medical purpose and misuse of
opioids; and
(E) properly disposing of used or expired opioid antagonists;
(2) be provided annually in a formal training session
or through online education, including practicing the administration
of an opioid antagonist with an opioid antagonist trainer device;
and
(3) be provided in accordance with the policy adopted
under Texas Education Code §21.4515.
(c) Each campus must maintain training records and
must make available upon request a list of school personnel and school
volunteers who are trained and authorized to administer the unassigned
opioid antagonist medication on the campus.
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