{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-1210.242","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.242","heading":"Authority to administer emergency opioid antagonists","body":"A. Any school nurse, public health nurse, licensed practitioner\n\nof the healing arts, nurse working under contract with a school\n\ndistrict or any person designated by the school administration to\n\nadminister an emergency opioid antagonist in the event of a\n\nsuspected overdose is authorized, regardless of whether there is a\n\nprescription or standing order in place, to administer an emergency\n\nopioid antagonist when encountering a student or other individual\n\nexhibiting signs of an opioid overdose.\n\nB. The administration of a public school may authorize one or\n\nmore persons employed by the school to receive training offered by\n\nthe Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, a law\n\nenforcement agency or any other entity in recognizing the signs of\n\nan opioid overdose and administering an emergency opioid antagonist.\n\nPersons designated to receive this training may include, but are not\n\nlimited to, the certified and noncertified staff members required to\n\nreceive annual training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the\n\nHeimlich maneuver under Section 1210.199 of this title. If in-\n\nperson training is not readily available in the area, the person or\n\npersons designated under this provision may access emergency opioid\n\nantagonist training materials available online through the State\n\nDepartment of Health or another entity. Such training shall include\n\ninformation on how to spot symptoms of an overdose, instruction in\n\nbasic resuscitation techniques, instruction on proper administration\n\nof an emergency opioid antagonist and the importance of calling 911\n\nfor help.\n\nC. In the absence of the person or persons specifically\n\ndesignated and trained to administer an emergency opioid antagonist\n\nunder the provisions of this section, the administration of a school\n\nmay authorize any person, regardless of whether there is a\n\nprescription or standing order in place, to administer an emergency\n\nopioid antagonist to a student or other individual exhibiting signs\n\nof an overdose.\n\nD. Any person administering an emergency opioid antagonist to a\n\nstudent or other individual at a school site or school-sponsored\n\nevent in a manner consistent with addressing opioid overdose shall\n\nbe covered under the Good Samaritan Act. A school and any of its\n\nemployees or designees shall be immune from civil liability in\n\nrelation to the administration of an emergency opioid antagonist in\n\nthe event of a suspected overdose.\n\nE. As used in this section, “emergency opioid antagonist” means\n\na drug including but not limited to naloxone that blocks the effects\n\nof opioids and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug\n\nAdministration for the treatment of an opioid overdose.","path":["OK Code","Title 70"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os70.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"05a240d2b61b27fc0959b3bb83b13e9ff2b449f966febf2422a1ad468a9236fb","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-1210.241","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-1210.251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}