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Bill would let Ohio districts keep naloxone in schools and set training, storage policies
Summary
House Bill 57 would permit school districts to supply naloxone and requires districts that elect to do so to establish policies on storage, training and administration; sponsors and members debated whether the superintendent or school board should lead policy adoption and discussed funding and model policy options.
House Bill 57 would allow Ohio school districts that choose to supply overdose-reversal medication such as naloxone to establish policies on storage, training and rapid administration and to accept donations for related resources, sponsors told the Senate Education Committee at a first hearing.
"This is a life saving measure," Representative Jerrells said in sponsor testimony. He described recent school overdose incidents and cited state statistics: "According to the Ohio Department of Health, overdose…
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