TRENTON – Legislation Assemblymen Bob Andrzejczak and Bruce Land sponsored to require schools to maintain a supply of an opioid antidote was advanced Monday by an Assembly committee.
The bill (A-4177) would require high schools to maintain a supply of naloxone hydrochloride, or a similar opioid antidote, and permit the school nurse to administer the antidote to a student or staff member who is experiencing an overdose. The board of education may designate additional employees who may be trained and authorized to administer the antidote in the absence of the nurse.
“Every parent who sends his or her children to school for the day wants to know that it’s a safe place for them to be in an emergency,” said Andrzejczak (D-Cape May/Atlantic/Cumberland). “All schools in New Jersey should be equipped to act if a student or anyone else at the school has an overdose.”
“Ensuring the safety of every student must be a priority for all schools in New Jersey,” said Land (D-Cape May/Atlantic/Cumberland). “Part of that is being ready to respond in a life-threatening emergency like a drug overdose.”
The measure was advanced by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
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