District medical personnel, JPS District Police, or any other person designated by the Superintendent may administer, regardless of whether there is a prescription or standing order in place, an emergency opioid antagonist for a suspected opioid overdose by a student or other individual exhibiting signs of an opioid overdose. 

Furthermore, if a person or persons designated and trained to administer an emergency opioid antagonist are absent, the Superintendent or designee 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.  

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 by Oklahoma’s Good Samaritan Act.  In the event of a suspected overdose, the district and its employees or designees shall be immune from civil liability in relation to the administration of an emergency opioid antagonist.

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. 

 Reference: Okla. Stat.  tit. 70, §1210.242

Approved by the Board of Education September 2023