AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STATUTES.

Summary

The law directs the State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Public Health to adopt rules that let school staff, coaches and qualified para‑educators store and give opioid antagonists and epinephrine to students in emergencies, provided there is written parental and medical authorization. It also sets standards for students to keep asthma inhalers and allergy auto‑injectors at school. The changes are intended to speed life‑saving treatment for overdoses and severe allergic reactions on school grounds.

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