Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle applies only to institutions of higher education in the State that receive operating or capital funding from the State. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle does not apply to: The University of Maryland Global Campus; The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; or An off–campus nonresidential location of an institution of higher education. Each institution described under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall provide all students with resources that alert and educate the students regarding heroin and opioid addiction and prevention.

Each institution of higher education shall establish a policy that addresses heroin and opioid addiction and prevention. The policy established under this subtitle shall require each institution to: Require incoming full–time students to participate in an in–person heroin and opioid addiction and prevention awareness training, unless in–person training is impracticable, then to participate in an electronic heroin and opioid addiction and prevention awareness training; Provide incoming part–time students with resources that alert and educate the students regarding heroin and opioid addiction and prevention; and Obtain and store at the institution naloxone or other overdose–reversing medication to be used in an emergency situation.

The policy established under this subtitle shall include: Training for campus police or other designated personnel on how to recognize the symptoms of an opioid overdose; Procedures for the administration of naloxone or other overdose–reversing medications; and The proper follow–up emergency procedures. Except for any willful or grossly negligent act, campus police or other designated personnel who have been trained under subsection (a)(1) of this section and who respond in good faith to the overdose emergency of a student in accordance with this section may not be held personally liable for any act or omission in the course of responding to the emergency.

On or before October 1 each year, each institution of higher education shall report to the Commission on each incident at the institution that required the use of naloxone or other overdose–reversing medication. On or before December 1, 2018, December 1, 2019, and December 1, 2020, the Commission shall report the information provided under subsection (a) of this section to the General Assembly in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article.