§ 121A.224 — Opiate Antagonists
Plain-Language Summary
Schools may stock and allow trained staff to give naloxone (Narcan) to respond to opioid overdoses.
121A.224 OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.
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Subdivision 1.School district or charter school.
(a) A school district or charter school must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1, at each school site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision 12.
(b) Each school building must have at least two doses of a nasal opiate antagonist available on site.
(c) The commissioner of health shall identify resources, including at least one training video, to help schools implement an opiate antagonist emergency response and make the resources available for schools.
(d) A school board may adopt a model plan for use, storage, and administration of opiate antagonists. §
Subd. 2.High school students.
A school district or charter school may allow a student in grades 9 through 12 to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another high school student. The protections of section 604A.04 apply to the possession and administration of opiate antagonists according to this section.
History:
2023 c 55 art 1 s 2; 2023 c 61 art 5 s 1; 2024 c 85 s 115; 1Sp2025 c 10 art 8 s 4
History: History: 2023 c 55 art 1 s 2; 2023 c 61 art 5 s 1; 2024 c 85 s 115; 1Sp2025 c 10 art 8 s 4