School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026

Naloxone and Overdose Response in Schools

This bill would let the Secretary award grants so eligible entities can put trained staff in K–12 schools to give drugs or devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdoses. Applications would need the information in section 544(b) and school-level certifications. Each school would have to show it permits trained personnel to administer treatment, keeps an accessible supply on site, plans to have trained staff during all operating hours, and has a State attorney general certification about civil liability protections. The bill would also let existing overdose-prevention grant funds pay for administration (not just prescribing) and would expand the authorization of appropriations to cover both the current program and the new school program. These changes would take effect upon enactment and depend on future appropriations.