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Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-2-401.1: Emergency opioid antagonists for Department of

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  2. Title 43A

Corrections and county jails — Opioid overdoes education program.

A. As used in this section, “emergency opioid antagonist” means

a drug including but not limited to naloxone that blocks the effects

of opioids and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug

Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose.

B. Subject to allocation of federal funding for the purchase of

emergency opioid antagonists, the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services shall provide emergency opioid antagonists

to the Department of Corrections and to county jails for the purpose

of implementing Section 2 of this act.

C. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

shall prepare and provide an opioid overdose education program to

the Department of Corrections and to county jails for the purpose of

implementing Section 2 of this act. The education program shall:

1. Conform to guidelines of the Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration for opioid overdose education;

2. Explain the causes of an opioid overdose;

3. Instruct when and how to administer in accordance with

medical best practices:

a. life-saving rescue techniques, and

b. an emergency opioid antagonist;

4. Explain how to contact appropriate emergency medical

services; and

5. Provide information on how to access emergency opioid

antagonists.

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