HF3349

Purpose

The bill is designed to address opioid overdoses among high school students by allowing schools to support peer-administered overdose reversal. Specifically, it enables high schools to permit a student in grades 9 through 12 to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another high school student, with protections under existing law.

Main Provisions

• Amends Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 121A.224, subdivision 2.
• A school district or charter school must allow a student in grades 9 through 12 to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another high school student.
• The possession and administration of opiate antagonists under this section are protected by the provisions of section 604A.04.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Expands who may possess and administer an opiate antagonist on school property or at school events to include high school students (grades 9–12).
• Ties the new practice to existing protections under section 604A.04, which provides certain legal protections related to overdose situations.

Practical Implications

• Schools would implement policies to enable peer response to overdoses using opiate antagonists (e.g., naloxone) within high schools.
• The change integrates overdose-response actions into the school environment, relying on existing legal protections for those involved.

Relevant Terms opiate antagonist, naloxone (implied), high school student, grades 9 through 12, school district, charter school, possession, administer, Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 121A.224 subdivision 2, section 604A.04, overdose response, Good Samaritan protections (indirectly referenced).