Tex.
Educ. Code Section 38.225
Prescription of Opioid Antagonists
(a)
A physician or person who has been delegated prescriptive authority under Chapter 157 (Authority of Physician to Delegate Certain Medical Acts), Occupations Code, may prescribe opioid antagonists in the name of a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school.(b)
A physician or other person who prescribes opioid antagonists under Subsection (a) shall provide the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school with a standing order for the administration of an opioid antagonist to a person reasonably believed to be experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose.(c)
The standing order under Subsection (b) is not required to be patient-specific, and the opioid antagonist may be administered to a person without a previously established physician-patient relationship.(d)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, supervision or delegation by a physician is considered adequate if the physician:(1)
periodically reviews the order; and(2)
is available through direct telecommunication as needed for consultation, assistance, and direction.(e)
An order issued under this section must contain:(1)
the name and signature of the prescribing physician or other person;(2)
the name of the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school to which the order is issued;(3)
the quantity of opioid antagonists to be obtained and maintained under the order; and(4)
the date of issue.(f)
A pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist to a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school without requiring the name or any other identifying information relating to the user.
Source:
Section 38.225 — Prescription of Opioid Antagonists, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.38.htm#38.225
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).