Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 40 - STOCK MEDICATION IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER ENTITIES
Subchapter F - OPIOID ANTAGONIST MEDICATION REQUIREMENTS IN SCHOOLS
Section 40.86 - Training
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 40.86
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, and private school adopting a written unassigned opioid antagonist policy under Texas Education Code § 38.222, is responsible for training school personnel and school volunteers in the administration of an opioid antagonist.
(b) Training under this subchapter must:
(1) include
information on:
(A) recognizing the signs and
symptoms of an opioid-related drug overdose;
(B) responding to an opioid-related drug
overdose and administering an opioid antagonist;
(C) implementing emergency procedures, after
administering an opioid antagonist;
(D) understanding the medical purpose and
misuse of opioids; and
(E) properly
disposing of used or expired opioid antagonists;
(2) be provided annually in a formal training
session or through online education, including practicing the administration of
an opioid antagonist with an opioid antagonist trainer device; and
(3) be provided in accordance with the policy
adopted under Texas Education Code §
21.4515.
(c) Each campus must maintain training records and must make available upon request a list of school personnel and school volunteers who are trained and authorized to administer the unassigned opioid antagonist medication on the campus.
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