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S 2946 118th Congress Senate Health Drug therapy Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Health technology, devices, supplies School administration

School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023

Introduced: September 27, 2023 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 27, 2023
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School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023

This bill authorizes grants for expanding access to drugs or devices to treat opioid overdoses (e.g., naloxone) in elementary and secondary schools.

The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grants to states, Indian tribes, and localities. To receive a grant, recipients must certify that schools in their jurisdictions will stock the drugs and devices and have trained staff on premises during operating hours to administer them.

Additionally, the attorney general of the recipient's state must certify that trained staff are covered by state civil liability protections for individuals who administer aid in an emergency (commonly known as Good Samaritan laws).

What's happening now September 27, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2699 Related bill Opioid RADAR Act
  • HR 3065 Identical bill School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2946: School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2946/
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"S. 2946: School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2946/.
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S. 2946, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2946/.
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