H.R. 9251: School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026

This bill would create and expand federal grant funding to help schools keep and use naloxone and similar emergency overdose-reversal drugs and devices for suspected opioid overdoses.

What the bill changes

• It updates an existing grant program in the Public Health Service Act so funding can be used not just for prescribing these drugs, but also for their administration in schools.
• It authorizes additional funding for both the existing opioid overdose grant program and the new school-focused program.
• It adds a new section specifically aimed at elementary and secondary schools.

What schools could use the money for

The Secretary of Health and Human Services could award grants to eligible entities so public and private elementary and secondary schools can have drugs and devices available for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. In practical terms, this is aimed at making naloxone or similar overdose-reversal tools available in schools.

Conditions schools would need to meet

To qualify, the eligible entity would have to certify that each school in its area meets several requirements:

• The school has a program allowing trained school personnel to administer the emergency overdose treatment drugs or devices.
• The school keeps a supply of the drugs or devices in a place that trained personnel can easily access.
• The school plans to have at least one trained person on the premises during all operating hours.
• The state attorney general certifies that state law provides adequate civil liability protection for trained personnel who administer the treatment in an emergency.

Who counts as trained personnel

The bill defines trained personnel as a school nurse, a trained school-based health center staff member, or another person designated by school leadership. That person must receive training in administering the drugs or devices, and the training must meet appropriate medical standards and be documented by school staff.

State law review

The bill also requires the state attorney general to review any applicable civil liability protection law and determine whether it adequately protects school personnel who provide emergency aid in a suspected opioid overdose situation.

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