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FL S0622

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Dennis Baxley

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "authorized entity" to include state universities and Florida College System institutions that may stock epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency allergy treatment.

  • Changes Department of Health duties from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") regarding rule adoption, training program administration, and certificate issuance for epinephrine auto-injector administration.

  • Allows epinephrine auto-injector training programs to be offered online, with state universities and Florida College System institutions required to pay training costs and $25 application fees for their food service and recreation facility personnel.

  • Requires certified personnel to submit incident reports to the department within 30 days of administering an epinephrine auto-injector, with the department publishing an annual summary by December 1.

  • Changes authorization language from permissive to mandatory for pharmacists dispensing epinephrine auto-injectors, certified individuals using them, and authorized entities making them available for emergency use.

Legislative Description

Emergency Allergy Treatment

Last Action

Died in Health Policy

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Health Policy11/6/2019

Full Bill Text

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