N.Y. Education Law § 922: Opioid overdose prevention

§ 922. Opioid overdose prevention. 1. School districts, public

libraries, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational

education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public

elementary and secondary schools in this state may provide and maintain

on-site in each instructional school facility or library, opioid

antagonists, as defined in section three thousand three hundred nine of

the public health law, in quantities and types deemed by the

commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to be

adequate to ensure ready and appropriate access for use during

emergencies to any student, individual on library premises or staff

suspected of having opioid overdose whether or not there is a previous

history of opioid abuse.

2. School districts, public libraries, boards of cooperative

educational services, county vocational education and extension boards,

charter schools, and non-public elementary and secondary schools in this

state may elect to participate as an opioid antagonist recipient and any

person employed by any such entity that has elected to participate may

administer an opioid antagonist in the event of an emergency, provided

that such person shall have been trained by a program approved under

section three thousand three hundred nine of the public health law. Any

school district, public library, board of cooperative educational

services, county vocational education and extension board, charter

school, and non-public elementary and secondary school that has

employees trained in accordance with this section shall comply with the

requirements of section three thousand three hundred nine of the public

health law including, but not limited to, appropriate clinical

oversight, record keeping and reporting. No person shall be required to

participate in the program and any participation by an individual shall

be voluntary.