IndianaHealth commissioner would issue overdose medicine orders for public schools
If enacted, the state health commissioner or a licensed designee would issue medicine orders calling for at least two doses of opioid overdose medicine per public school.
What it does
The state health commissioner would issue medicine instructions for every public school. They would call for at least two doses of FDA-approved opioid overdose medicine per school.
If money is available, the state division may create an application for school corporations or the schools they run to seek funds for FDA-approved opioid overdose medicine.
Argument forStatewide orders calling for at least two doses per public school could help those schools obtain medicine to respond to an opioid overdose.
Argument againstBecause funding depends on available money, some schools run by school corporations might not receive help paying for overdose medicine.
More detail
The state health commissioner or a licensed designee would have to issue a statewide medicine order, prescription, or protocol. It would cover each public school, either directly or through its school corporation. It must cover an FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medicine, including nasal spray, and call for at least two doses per school. This section would take effect July 1, 2026.
The mental health and addiction division may develop an application to provide funds. The funds would help schools run by school corporations, or the school corporations acting for them, obtain FDA-approved opioid overdose medicine. The division may act only if funding is available. This section would take effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 5First reading: referred to Committee on Public HealthLatest
- Jan 5Authored by Representative Andrade
- Jan 5Coauthored by Representatives Bascom, PfaffIntroduced
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