(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.
Source Note: The provisions of this §40.86 adopted to be effective November 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 6207