PRESCRIPTION OF OPIOID ANTAGONISTS

(a) A physician or person who has been delegated prescriptive authority under Chapter 157, 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.