New York bill A01057 authorizes schools to possess and administer FDA approved opioid reversal agents in emergency situations.

New York bill A01057 amends the education law to allow school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public elementary and secondary schools to possess and maintain FDA approved opioid reversal agents on-site. These agents can be administered by school staff or contractors in emergency situations to negate or neutralize the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the human body.

New York bill A01057 authorizes schools to possess and administer FDA approved opioid reversal agents in emergency situations.

New York bill A01057 amends the education law to allow school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public elementary and secondary schools to possess and maintain FDA approved opioid reversal agents on-site. These agents can be administered by school staff or contractors in emergency situations to negate or neutralize the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the human body.