Massachusetts S2863 mandates lifesaving skills instruction in public high schools, including opioid use disorder education and hands-only CPR.

Massachusetts S2863 requires public high schools to include lifesaving skills in their curriculum, specifically opioid use disorder education and hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The opioid education must cover substance use disorder, risks of mixing opioids with other substances, overdose identification, naloxone use, and destigmatizing naloxone possession. Hands-only CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) use instruction must be part of the physical or health education curriculum in grades 9 through 12.

Massachusetts S2863 mandates lifesaving skills instruction in public high schools, including opioid use disorder education and hands-only CPR.

Massachusetts S2863 requires public high schools to include lifesaving skills in their curriculum, specifically opioid use disorder education and hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The opioid education must cover substance use disorder, risks of mixing opioids with other substances, overdose identification, naloxone use, and destigmatizing naloxone possession. Hands-only CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) use instruction must be part of the physical or health education curriculum in grades 9 through 12.