DIGEST
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP ORT DIGEST
HB 755 2018 Regular Session Dustin Miller
Keyword and oneliner of the instrument as it left the House
SCHOOLS: Authorizes each public and nonpublic school governing authority to adopt a policy
relative to the supply and administration of naloxone and other opioid antagonists
Report adopts Senate amendments to:
1. Require general training on administration of opioid antagonists, including training on
emergency administration, instead of requiring that training be both general and
child-specific.
Report rejects Senate amendments which would have:
1. Removed inclusion of school nurses among those school employees for whom training is
required.
Report amends the bill to:
1. Explicitly except school nurses from training requirement.
2. Add that instruction provided pursuant to present law relative to substance abuse prevention
and education include the information that mixing opioids and alcohol can cause accidental
death.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Present law requires alcohol, tobacco, drug, and substance abuse prevention and education to be
taught at all elementary and secondary schools. Proposed law requires that any instruction provided
pursuant to present law include the information that mixing opioids and alcohol can cause accidental
death.
Present law provides for requirements and restrictions relative to the administration of medication
to students. Proposed law authorizes the governing authority of each public and nonpublic elementary and secondary school to adopt a policy authorizing a school to maintain a supply of
naloxone or any other opioid antagonist and authorizing a school nurse or other school employee to
administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist to any student or other person on school grounds in
the event of an actual or perceived opioid emergency. Provides that such a policy shall require that
school employees other than school nurses receive at least six hours of general training, including
training on emergency administration, from a registered nurse or a licensed medical physician prior
to being authorized to perform such administration. Provides that a school governing authority that
does not adopt such a policy shall not be subject to civil liability for failing to authorize such supply
or administration.
(Amends R.S. 17:154(A); Adds R.S. 17:436.1(M))