Opioid Antagonist – Required Reporting of Administered Opioid Antagonist Medication to DSHS
Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 483.101, defines an opioid antagonist as any drug that binds to opioid receptors and blocks or otherwise inhibits the effects of opioids acting on those receptors.
In accordance with the Texas Education Code, Section 38.223, opioid antagonist medication administration that occurs on a school campus must be reported.
Education Code, Section 38.222, requires school districts serving students in grades 6 through 12 to adopt a policy regarding the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists. An open-enrollment charter school or private school may choose to adopt a policy.
In accordance with 25 Texas Administrative Code, Section 40.87, your campus must report when a school personnel member or school volunteer administers an opioid antagonist. Reporting must be submitted no later than the 10th business day from the date of administration.
The school report must be sent to the:
- School District
- Charter holder if the school is an open-enrollment charter school
- Governing body of the school if the school is a private school
- Physician or other person who prescribed the opioid antagonist
- Commissioner of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Submission of this electronic form meets the reporting requirement for DSHS. Be sure to report complete and accurate information.
Please fill out the entire electronic form and provide detailed information. For assistance completing the reporting form, please see the Guidelines for Schools Reporting Opioid Antagonists.
All fields with an asterisk (*) must be completed.