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N.Y. Educ. Law § 922

Opioid overdose prevention

Redline — January 1, 2016 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2016
§ 922. Opioid overdose prevention. 1. School districts, boards of\ncooperative educational services, county vocational education and\nextension boards, charter schools, and non-public elementary and\nsecondary schools in this state may provide and maintain on-site in each\ninstructional school facility opioid antagonists, as defined in section\nthree thousand three hundred nine of the public health law, in\nquantities and types deemed by the commissioner, in consultation with\nthe commissioner of health, to be adequate to ensure ready and\nappropriate access for use during emergencies to any student or staff\nsuspected of having opioid overdose whether or not there is a previous\nhistory of opioid abuse.\n 2. School districts, boards of cooperative educational services,\ncounty vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and\nnon-public elementary and secondary schools in this state may elect to\nparticipate as an opioid antagonist recipient and any person employed by\nany such entity that has elected to participate may administer an opioid\nantagonist in the event of an emergency, provided that such person shall\nhave been trained by a program approved under section three thousand\nthree hundred nine of the public health law. Any school district, board\nof cooperative educational services, county vocational education and\nextension board, charter school, and non-public elementary and secondary\nschool that has employees trained in accordance with this section shall\ncomply with the requirements of section three thousand three hundred\nnine of the public health law including, but not limited to, appropriate\nclinical oversight, record keeping and reporting. No person shall be\nrequired to participate in the program and any participation by an\nindividual shall be voluntary.\n
§ 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

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