HB 39 — Emergency Opioid Antagonists

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB39CS/HB39 2023 A bill to be entitled An act relating to emergency opioid antagonists;

requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to have a supply of emergency opioid antagonists in certain residence halls or dormitory residencesresidences; for use by specified resident assistants and employees;

providing requirements for the placement and accessibility of emergency opioid antagonists;antagonists for certain campus law enforcement officers;

providingencouraging trainingpublic requirements;and private partnerships to cover the costs of such emergency opioid antagonists;

encouragingproviding publicimmunity from liability for certain campus law enforcement officers and privateFlorida partnershipsCollege toSystem coverinstitutions and state universities for the costsadministration or attempted administration of emergency opioid antagonists;antagonists under certain circumstances;

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requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors, in cooperation with the Department Health, to adopt rules and regulations, respectively;

Section 1004.0971, Florida Statutes, is created Pageto 1ofread: 3 CODING:

1004.0971 Emergency opioid antagonists in Florida College Page 1of 3 CODING:

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1004.0971 Emergency opioid antagonists in Florida College System institution and state university housing.— (1) As used in this section, the term:

(2) Each institution must have a supply of emergency opioid antagonists with an autoinjection delivery system or intranasal application delivery system in each residence hall or dormitory residence owned or operated by the institution for the administration of emergency opioid antagonists to a person believed to be experiencing an opioid overdose.

(3) Each institution must:must place the emergency opioid antagonist in a clearly marked location within each residence hall or dormitory residence.

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(6) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors, in cooperation with the Department of Health, shall adopt rules and regulations, respectively, to administer this section.

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