Authorizes school nurses to administer opioid antidotes to overdose victims on school property, with immunity from liability.
This bill amends the "Overdose Prevention Act" to allow school nurses to administer opioid antidotes to overdose victims on school property or during school-sponsored activities, with immunity from civil, criminal, and professional liability. The immunity extends to health care practitioners who prescribe or dispense the antidotes, as well as to school nurses and schools that administer them. The bill also makes technical amendments to clarify and correct references in the existing law.
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