SECTION 40.87. Report on Administering Unassigned Opioid Antagonist Medication

(a) Records relating to implementing and administering the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school's unassigned opioid antagonist medication policy must be retained per the campus record retention schedule.

(b) The campus must submit the report no later than the 10th business day after the date a school personnel member or school volunteer administers an opioid antagonist in accordance with the unassigned opioid antagonist medication policy adopted under this subchapter. The report shall be submitted to the individuals and entities identified in Texas Education Code §38.223:

(1) the school district, the charter holder if the school is an open-enrollment charter school, or the governing body of the school if the school is a private school;

(2) the physician or other person who prescribed the opioid antagonist; and

(3) the commissioner of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

(c) Notifications to the commissioner of DSHS must be submitted on the designated electronic form available on DSHS School Health Program website found at dshs.texas.gov.

Source Note: The provisions of this §40.87 adopted to be effective November 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 6207