| 5 | | - | To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to1 |
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| 6 | | - | require the possession of opioid antagonists by institutions within the University System of2 |
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| 7 | | - | Georgia and units within the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for3 |
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| 8 | | - | definitions; to provide for possession of opioid antagonists by certain individuals; to require4 |
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| 9 | | - | the maintenance of a stock supply of opioid antagonists; to provide for the use and location5 |
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| 10 | | - | of opioid antagonist storage compartments; to authorize certain personnel to administer6 |
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| 11 | | - | opioid antagonists and carry opioid antagonists; to provide for immunity; to provide that7 |
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| 12 | | - | neither civil liability nor professional discipline shall accrue to personnel, the systems, or8 |
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| 13 | | - | institutions or units thereof; to provide for an exception; to amend Code Section 31-2A-209 |
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| 14 | | - | of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accessibility to opioid antagonists in10 |
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| 15 | | - | government buildings and courthouses, guidelines and training, and limitations on liability,11 |
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| 16 | | - | so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws;12 |
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| 17 | | - | and for other purposes.13 |
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| 18 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:14 |
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| 19 | | - | H. B. 419 (SUB) |
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| 20 | | - | - 1 - 25 LC 61 0188S |
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| 21 | | - | PART I.15 |
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| 22 | | - | SECTION 1-1.16 |
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| 23 | | - | Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended in Part17 |
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| 24 | | - | 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3, relating to university system, by adding a new Code section to18 |
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| 25 | | - | read as follows:19 |
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| 26 | | - | "20-3-88.20 |
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| 27 | | - | (a) As used in this Code section, the term:21 |
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| 28 | | - | (1) 'Automated external defibrillator' means a defibrillator which:22 |
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| 29 | | - | (A) Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis;23 |
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| 30 | | - | (B) Will charge and be capable of being activated to deliver a countershock after24 |
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| 31 | | - | electrically detecting the presence of certain cardiac dysrhythmias; and25 |
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| 32 | | - | (C) Is capable of continuous recording of the cardiac dysrhythmia at the scene with a26 |
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| 33 | | - | mechanism for transfer and storage or for printing for review subsequent to use.27 |
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| 34 | | - | (2) 'Community funding source' means local sources of capital provided by local banking28 |
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| 35 | | - | institutions, including credit unions, community foundations, county or municipal29 |
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| 36 | | - | governments, businesses, or residents. Such funding sources may include grants, gifts,30 |
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| 37 | | - | contracts, monetary donations, or loans.31 |
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| 38 | | - | (3) 'Institution' means any college, school, academy, university, or experiment station at32 |
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| 39 | | - | any particular location which forms a part of the university system.33 |
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| 40 | | - | (4) 'Opioid antagonist' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section34 |
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| 41 | | - | 26-4-116.2.35 |
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| 17 | + | To amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia |
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| 18 | + | 1 |
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| 19 | + | Annotated, relating to university system, so as to require the possession of opioid antagonists2 |
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| 20 | + | by institutions within the University System of Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of3 |
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| 21 | + | Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to technical and adult education,4 |
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| 22 | + | so as to require the possession of opioid antagonists by units within the Technical College5 |
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| 23 | + | System of Georgia; to provide for definitions; to provide for possession of opioid antagonists6 |
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| 24 | + | by certain individuals; to require the maintenance of a stock supply of opioid antagonists; to7 |
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| 25 | + | provide for the use and location of opioid antagonist storage compartments; to authorize8 |
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| 26 | + | trained personnel to administer opioid antagonists and carry opioid antagonists; on their9 |
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| 27 | + | person; to provide for immunity; to provide that neither civil liability nor professional10 |
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| 28 | + | discipline shall accrue to personnel, the systems, or institutions or units thereof; to provide11 |
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| 29 | + | for an exception; to provide for activation of the emergency medical services system and12 |
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| 30 | + | notification of emergency contacts; to provide for a community funding source contingency;13 |
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| 31 | + | to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.14 |
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| 32 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:15 |
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| 33 | + | H. B. 419 |
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| 34 | + | - 1 - 25 LC 46 1082 |
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| 35 | + | SECTION 1. |
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| 36 | + | 16 |
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| 37 | + | Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,17 |
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| 38 | + | relating to university system, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:18 |
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| 39 | + | "20-3-88. |
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| 40 | + | 19 |
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| 41 | + | (a) As used in this Code section, the term:20 |
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| 42 | + | (1) 'Automated external defibrillator' means a defibrillator which:21 |
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| 43 | + | (A) Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis;22 |
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| 44 | + | (B) Will charge and be capable of being activated to deliver a countershock after23 |
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| 45 | + | electrically detecting the presence of certain cardiac dysrhythmias; and24 |
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| 46 | + | (C) Is capable of continuous recording of the cardiac dysrhythmia at the scene with a25 |
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| 47 | + | mechanism for transfer and storage or for printing for review subsequent to use.26 |
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| 48 | + | (2) 'Community funding source' means local sources of capital provided by local banking27 |
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| 49 | + | institutions, including credit unions, community foundations, county or municipal28 |
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| 50 | + | governments, businesses, or residents.29 |
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| 51 | + | (3) 'Institution' means any college, school, academy, university, or experiment station at30 |
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| 52 | + | any particular location which forms a part of the university system.31 |
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| 53 | + | (4) 'Opioid antagonist' means a drug that binds to opioid receptors and blocks or inhibits32 |
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| 54 | + | the effect of opioids acting on those receptors, including, but not limited to, naloxone,33 |
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| 55 | + | hydrochloride, or any other similarly acting drug that is approved by the federal Food and34 |
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| 56 | + | Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid related overdose.35 |
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| 50 | | - | (c) Subject to available funding from community funding sources, each institution shall42 |
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| 51 | | - | acquire and maintain a supply of opioid antagonists in any secure location in such a43 |
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| 52 | | - | quantity to be used for multiple opioid overdose events; provided, however, that, if there44 |
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| 53 | | - | occurs a shortage of opioid antagonists, the institution shall make a reasonable effort to45 |
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| 54 | | - | maintain its supply of opioid antagonists. Any such supply shall be maintained in46 |
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| 55 | | - | accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.47 |
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| 56 | | - | (d) Subject to available funding from community funding sources, each institution48 |
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| 57 | | - | maintaining one or more automated external defibrillators shall maintain opioid antagonists49 |
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| 58 | | - | in an opioid antagonist storage compartment which shall be located within three feet of50 |
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| 59 | | - | such defibrillators or as close as space reasonably allows.51 |
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| 60 | | - | (e) Any university system personnel may administer an opioid antagonist to any person52 |
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| 61 | | - | who the university system personnel believes in good faith to be experiencing an opioid53 |
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| 62 | | - | overdose:54 |
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| 63 | | - | (1) While at an institution;55 |
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| 64 | | - | (2) While at a university system sponsored activity;56 |
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| 65 | | - | (3) While under the supervision of university system personnel; or57 |
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| 66 | | - | (4) Before or after normal institution activities.58 |
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| 67 | | - | (f) Any university system personnel who in good faith administers or chooses not to59 |
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| 68 | | - | administer an opioid antagonist shall be immune from civil liability or professional60 |
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| 69 | | - | discipline for any act or omission to act related to the administration of an opioid61 |
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| 70 | | - | antagonist, except that such immunity shall not apply to an act of willful or wanton62 |
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| 71 | | - | misconduct.63 |
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| 72 | | - | (g) Neither civil liability nor professional discipline shall accrue to university system64 |
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| 73 | | - | personnel and no civil liability shall accrue to the university system or to any institution of65 |
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| 74 | | - | H. B. 419 (SUB) |
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| 75 | | - | - 3 - 25 LC 61 0188S |
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| 76 | | - | such system due to the removal or misuse of an opioid antagonist or antagonists; provided,66 |
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| 77 | | - | however, that immunity shall not apply to an act of willful or wanton misconduct."67 |
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| 78 | | - | SECTION 1-2.68 |
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| 79 | | - | Said title is further amended in Article 2 of Chapter 4, relating to technical and adult69 |
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| 80 | | - | education, by adding a new Code section to read as follows:70 |
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| 81 | | - | "20-4-39.1.71 |
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| 82 | | - | (a) As used in this Code section, the term:72 |
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| 83 | | - | (1) 'Automated external defibrillator' means a defibrillator which:73 |
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| 84 | | - | (A) Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis;74 |
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| 85 | | - | (B) Will charge and be capable of being activated to deliver a countershock after 75 |
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| 86 | | - | electrically detecting the presence of certain cardiac dysrhythmias; and76 |
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| 87 | | - | (C) Is capable of continuous recording of the cardiac dysrhythmia at the scene with a77 |
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| 88 | | - | mechanism for transfer and storage or for printing for review subsequent to use.78 |
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| 89 | | - | (2) 'Community funding source' means local sources of capital provided by local banking79 |
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| 90 | | - | institutions, including credit unions, community foundations, county or municipal80 |
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| 91 | | - | governments, businesses, or residents. Such funding sources may include grants, gifts,81 |
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| 92 | | - | contracts, monetary donations, or loans.82 |
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| 93 | | - | (3) 'Opioid antagonist' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section83 |
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| 94 | | - | 26-4-116.2.84 |
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| 95 | | - | (4) 'Opioid antagonist storage compartment' means the structure in which opioid85 |
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| 96 | | - | antagonist may be stored.86 |
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| 97 | | - | (5) 'Technical college system' means the Technical College System of Georgia.87 |
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| 98 | | - | (6) 'Unit' means any institution, college, school, academy, or experiment station at any88 |
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| 99 | | - | particular location which forms a part of the technical college system.89 |
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| 100 | | - | H. B. 419 (SUB) |
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| 101 | | - | - 4 - 25 LC 61 0188S |
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| 102 | | - | (b) No student, visitor, or technical college system employee shall be prohibited from90 |
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| 103 | | - | possessing an opioid antagonist on technical college system property or at a technical91 |
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| 104 | | - | college system sponsored activity.92 |
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| 105 | | - | (c) Subject to available funding from community funding sources, each unit shall acquire93 |
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| 106 | | - | and maintain a supply of opioid antagonists in any secure location in such a quantity to be94 |
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| 107 | | - | used for multiple opioid overdose events; provided, however, that, if there occurs a95 |
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| 108 | | - | shortage of opioid antagonists, the unit shall make a reasonable effort to maintain its supply96 |
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| 109 | | - | of opioid antagonists. Any such supply shall be maintained in accordance with the97 |
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| 110 | | - | manufacturer's instructions.98 |
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| 111 | | - | (d) Subject to available funding from community funding sources, each unit maintaining99 |
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| 112 | | - | one or more automated external defibrillators shall maintain opioid antagonists in an opioid100 |
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| 113 | | - | antagonist storage compartment which shall be located within three feet of such101 |
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| 114 | | - | defibrillators or as close as space reasonably allows.102 |
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| 115 | | - | (e) Any technical college system personnel may administer an opioid antagonist to any103 |
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| 116 | | - | person who the technical college system personnel believes in good faith to be104 |
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| 117 | | - | experiencing an opioid overdose:105 |
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| 118 | | - | (1) While at a unit;106 |
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| 119 | | - | (2) While at a technical college system sponsored activity;107 |
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| 120 | | - | (3) While under the supervision of technical college system personnel; or108 |
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| 121 | | - | (4) Before or after normal unit activities.109 |
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| 122 | | - | (f) Any technical college system personnel who in good faith administers or chooses not110 |
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| 123 | | - | to administer an opioid antagonist pursuant to this Code section shall be immune from civil111 |
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| 124 | | - | liability or professional discipline for any act or omission to act related to the112 |
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| 125 | | - | administration of an opioid antagonist, except that such immunity shall not apply to an act113 |
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| 126 | | - | of willful or wanton misconduct.114 |
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| 127 | | - | (g) Neither civil liability nor professional discipline shall accrue to technical college115 |
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| 128 | | - | system personnel and no civil liability shall accrue to the technical college system or any116 |
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| 129 | | - | H. B. 419 (SUB) |
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| 130 | | - | - 5 - 25 LC 61 0188S |
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| 131 | | - | unit of such system due to the removal or misuse of an opioid antagonist or antagonists;117 |
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| 132 | | - | provided, however, that immunity shall not apply to an act of willful or wanton118 |
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| 133 | | - | misconduct."119 |
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| 134 | | - | PART II.120 |
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| 135 | | - | SECTION 2-1.121 |
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| 136 | | - | Code Section 31-2A-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accessibility122 |
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| 137 | | - | to opioid antagonists in government buildings and courthouses, guidelines and training, and123 |
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| 138 | | - | limitations on liability, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:124 |
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| 139 | | - | "(a) As used in this Code section, the term:125 |
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| 140 | | - | (1) 'Automated external defibrillator' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code126 |
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| 141 | | - | Section 31-11-53.1.127 |
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| 142 | | - | (2) 'Courthouse' means a building occupied by judicial courts and containing rooms in128 |
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| 143 | | - | which judicial proceedings are held, provided that such building contains an automated129 |
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| 144 | | - | external defibrillator.130 |
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| 145 | | - | (3) 'Government entity' means any state board, commission, agency, or department, or131 |
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| 146 | | - | the governing authority of any county, municipality, or consolidated government, but132 |
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| 147 | | - | such term shall not include local school systems, public schools, charter schools, or133 |
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| 148 | | - | university buildings the University System of Georgia, or the Technical College System134 |
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| 149 | | - | of Georgia.135 |
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| 150 | | - | (4) 'Opioid antagonist' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section136 |
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| 151 | | - | 26-4-116.2.137 |
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| 152 | | - | (5) 'Opioid related overdose' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section138 |
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| 153 | | - | 26-4-116.2.139 |
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| 154 | | - | H. B. 419 (SUB) |
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| 155 | | - | - 6 - 25 LC 61 0188S |
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| 156 | | - | (6) 'Qualified government building' means a building in which a government entity is140 |
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| 157 | | - | housed or meets in its official capacity, including the portion occupied by a government141 |
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| 158 | | - | entity of any building that is not publicly owned, provided that such building contains an142 |
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| 159 | | - | automated external defibrillator, but such term shall not include a university building.143 |
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| 160 | | - | (7) 'University building' means any building which forms a part of the University System144 |
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| 161 | | - | of Georgia, including any college or university under the government, control, and145 |
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| 162 | | - | management of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, or any146 |
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| 163 | | - | building under the control of the State Board of the Technical College System of147 |
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| 164 | | - | Georgia."148 |
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| 165 | | - | PART III.149 |
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| 166 | | - | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.150 |
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| 167 | | - | H. B. 419 (SUB) |
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| 168 | | - | - 7 - |
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| 63 | + | H. B. 419 |
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| 64 | + | - 2 - 25 LC 46 1082 |
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| 65 | + | (c) All institutions shall acquire and maintain a supply of opioid antagonists in any secure42 |
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| 66 | + | location in such a quantity to be used for multiple opioid overdose events; provided,43 |
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| 67 | + | however, that, if there occurs a shortage of opioid antagonists, the institution shall make44 |
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| 68 | + | a reasonable effort to maintain its supply of opioid antagonists. Any such supply shall be45 |
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| 69 | + | maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.46 |
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| 70 | + | (d) Each institution maintaining one or more automated external defibrillators shall47 |
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| 71 | + | maintain opioid antagonists in an opioid antagonist storage compartment which shall be48 |
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| 72 | + | located within three feet of such defibrillators or as close as space reasonably allows.49 |
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| 73 | + | (e) Any university system personnel may administer an opioid antagonist to any person50 |
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| 74 | + | who the university system personnel believes in good faith to be experiencing an opioid51 |
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| 75 | + | overdose:52 |
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| 76 | + | (1) While at an institution;53 |
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| 77 | + | (2) While at a university system sponsored activity;54 |
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| 78 | + | (3) While under the supervision of university system personnel; or55 |
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| 79 | + | (4) Before or after normal institution activities.56 |
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| 80 | + | (f) University system personnel shall be authorized to carry an opioid antagonist on his or57 |
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| 81 | + | her person while at an institution, at a university system sponsored activity, or on university58 |
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| 82 | + | system operated property.59 |
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| 83 | + | (g) Any university system personnel who in good faith administers or chooses not to60 |
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| 84 | + | administer an opioid antagonist pursuant to this Code section shall be immune from civil61 |
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| 85 | + | liability or professional discipline for any act or omission to act related to the62 |
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| 86 | + | administration of an opioid antagonist, except that such immunity shall not apply to an act63 |
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| 87 | + | of willful or wanton misconduct.64 |
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| 88 | + | (h) Neither civil liability nor professional discipline shall accrue to university system65 |
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| 89 | + | personnel and no civil liability shall accrue to the university system or to any institution of66 |
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| 90 | + | such system due to the removal or misuse of an opioid antagonist or antagonists; provided,67 |
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| 91 | + | however, that immunity shall not apply to an act of willful or wanton misconduct.68 |
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| 92 | + | H. B. 419 |
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| 93 | + | - 3 - 25 LC 46 1082 |
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| 94 | + | (i) Upon the administration of any opioid antagonist pursuant to this Code section, the69 |
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| 95 | + | institution shall immediately activate the emergency medical services system and notify70 |
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| 96 | + | the student's parent, guardian, or emergency contact or notify such other individual's71 |
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| 97 | + | emergency contact, if known.72 |
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| 98 | + | (j) The requirement for an institution to acquire and maintain a supply of opioid73 |
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| 99 | + | antagonists and opioid antagonist storage compartments described in this Code section74 |
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| 100 | + | shall be contingent upon such institution's receipt of sufficient funding from only75 |
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| 101 | + | community funding sources. Such funding sources may include grants, gifts, contracts,76 |
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| 102 | + | monetary donations, or loans."77 |
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| 103 | + | SECTION 2.78 |
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| 104 | + | Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to79 |
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| 105 | + | technical and adult education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:80 |
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| 106 | + | "20-4-39.1.81 |
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| 107 | + | (a) As used in this Code section, the term:82 |
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| 108 | + | (1) 'Automated external defibrillator' means a defibrillator which:83 |
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| 109 | + | (A) Is capable of cardiac rhythm analysis;84 |
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| 110 | + | (B) Will charge and be capable of being activated to deliver a countershock after 85 |
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| 111 | + | electrically detecting the presence of certain cardiac dysrhythmias; and86 |
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| 112 | + | (C) Is capable of continuous recording of the cardiac dysrhythmia at the scene with a87 |
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| 113 | + | mechanism for transfer and storage or for printing for review subsequent to use.88 |
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| 114 | + | (2) 'Community funding source' means local sources of capital provided by local banking89 |
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| 115 | + | institutions, including credit unions, community foundations, county or municipal90 |
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| 116 | + | governments, businesses, or residents.91 |
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| 117 | + | (3) 'Opioid antagonist' means a drug that binds to opioid receptors and blocks or inhibits92 |
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| 118 | + | the effect of opioids acting on those receptors, including, but not limited to, naloxone,93 |
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| 119 | + | H. B. 419 |
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| 120 | + | - 4 - 25 LC 46 1082 |
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| 121 | + | hydrochloride, or any other similarly acting drug that is approved by the federal Food and94 |
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| 122 | + | Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid related overdose.95 |
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| 123 | + | (4) 'Opioid antagonist storage compartment' means the structure in which opioid96 |
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| 124 | + | antagonist may be stored.97 |
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| 125 | + | (5) 'Unit' means any institution, college, school, academy, or experiment station at any98 |
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| 126 | + | particular location which forms a part of the technical college system.99 |
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| 127 | + | (6) 'Technical college system' means the Technical College System of Georgia.100 |
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| 128 | + | (b) No student, visitor, or technical college system employee shall be prohibited from101 |
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| 129 | + | possessing an opioid antagonist on technical college system property or at a technical102 |
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| 130 | + | college system sponsored activity.103 |
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| 131 | + | (c) All units shall acquire and maintain a supply of opioid antagonists in any secure104 |
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| 132 | + | location in such a quantity to be used for multiple opioid overdose events; provided,105 |
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| 133 | + | however, that, if there occurs a shortage of opioid antagonists, the unit shall make a106 |
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| 134 | + | reasonable effort to maintain its supply of opioid antagonists. Any such supply shall be107 |
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| 135 | + | maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.108 |
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| 136 | + | (d) Each unit maintaining one or more automated external defibrillators shall maintain109 |
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| 137 | + | opioid antagonists in an opioid antagonist storage compartment which shall be located110 |
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| 138 | + | within three feet of such defibrillators or as close as space reasonably allows.111 |
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| 139 | + | (e) Any technical college system personnel may administer an opioid antagonist to any112 |
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| 140 | + | person who the technical college system personnel believes in good faith to be113 |
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| 141 | + | experiencing an opioid overdose:114 |
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| 142 | + | (1) While at a unit;115 |
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| 143 | + | (2) While at a technical college system sponsored activity;116 |
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| 144 | + | (3) While under the supervision of technical college system personnel; or117 |
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| 145 | + | (4) Before or after normal unit activities.118 |
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| 146 | + | H. B. 419 |
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| 147 | + | - 5 - 25 LC 46 1082 |
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| 148 | + | (f) Technical college system personnel shall be authorized to carry an opioid antagonist119 |
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| 149 | + | on his or her person while at a unit, at a technical college system sponsored activity, or on120 |
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| 150 | + | technical college system operated property.121 |
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| 151 | + | (g) Any technical college system personnel who in good faith administers or chooses not122 |
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| 152 | + | to administer an opioid antagonist pursuant to this Code section shall be immune from civil123 |
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| 153 | + | liability or professional discipline for any act or omission to act related to the124 |
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| 154 | + | administration of an opioid antagonist, except that such immunity shall not apply to an act125 |
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| 155 | + | of willful or wanton misconduct.126 |
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| 156 | + | (h) Neither civil liability nor professional discipline shall accrue to technical college127 |
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| 157 | + | system personnel and no civil liability shall accrue to the technical college system or any128 |
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| 158 | + | unit of such system due to the removal or misuse of an opioid antagonist or antagonists;129 |
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| 159 | + | provided, however, that immunity shall not apply to an act of willful or wanton130 |
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| 160 | + | misconduct.131 |
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| 161 | + | (i) Upon the administration of any opioid antagonist pursuant to this Code section, the unit132 |
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| 162 | + | shall immediately activate the emergency medical services system and notify the student's133 |
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| 163 | + | parent, guardian, or emergency contact or notify such other individual's emergency contact,134 |
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| 164 | + | if known.135 |
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| 165 | + | (j) The requirement for a unit to acquire and maintain a supply of opioid antagonists and136 |
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| 166 | + | opioid antagonist storage compartments described in this Code section shall be contingent137 |
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| 167 | + | upon such unit's receipt of sufficient funding from only community funding sources. Such138 |
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| 168 | + | funding sources may include grants, gifts, contracts, monetary donations, or loans."139 |
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| 169 | + | SECTION 3.140 |
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| 170 | + | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.141 |
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| 171 | + | H. B. 419 |
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| 172 | + | - 6 - |
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