SF 5480

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/26/2024 09:42am

A bill for an act
relating to higher education; requiring public postsecondary institutions to maintain
a supply of opiate antagonists on system campuses; amending Minnesota Statutes
2023 Supplement, section 151.37, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [135A.1367] OPIATE ANTAGONIST.
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new text begin (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall, and
the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to:
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new text begin (1) maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision
1, at each campus site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision
12; and
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new text begin (2) have at least two doses of nasal naloxone available on site at each campus building.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of health shall identify resources, including at least one training
video, to help postsecondary institutions implement an opiate antagonist emergency response
and make the resources available for institutions.
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new text begin (c) The Board of Trustees and the Board of Regents may adopt a model plan for use,
storage, and administration of opiate antagonists on system campuses.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning in the 2024-2025 academic
year.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 151.37, subdivision 12, is amended
to read:

Subd. 12.

Administration of opiate antagonists for drug overdose.

(a) A licensed
physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe drugs
pursuant to section 148.235, or a licensed physician assistant may authorize the following
individuals to administer opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1:

(1) an emergency medical responder registered pursuant to section 144E.27;

(2) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d);

(3) correctional employees of a state or local political subdivision;

(4) staff of community-based health disease prevention or social service programs;

(5) a volunteer firefighter;

(6) a nurse or any other personnel employed by, or under contract with, new text begin a postsecondary
institution or new text end a charter, public, or private school; and

(7) transit rider investment program personnel authorized under section 473.4075.

(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, opiate antagonists may be administered by one
of these individuals only if:

(1) the licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, or licensed advanced practice
registered nurse has issued a standing order to, or entered into a protocol with, the individual;
and

(2) the individual has training in the recognition of signs of opiate overdose and the use
of opiate antagonists as part of the emergency response to opiate overdose.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the possession and administration of naloxone
pursuant to section 604A.04.

(d) Notwithstanding section 148.235, subdivisions 8 and 9, a licensed practical nurse is
authorized to possess and administer according to this subdivision an opiate antagonist in
a school setting.