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FL H0883
Bill
Status
Passed
4/3/2024
Primary Sponsor
Health & Human Services Committee
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AI Summary
- Authorizes asthmatic students at both public and private schools to carry short-acting bronchodilators (such as albuterol inhalers) and components on their person with parent and physician approval provided to the school principal
- Allows public and private schools to receive prescriptions for short-acting bronchodilators in the school's name, acquire and stock supplies from wholesale distributors or manufacturers at fair-market, free, or reduced prices, and accept donated supplies that are new, unexpired, and manufacturer-sealed
- Requires participating schools to adopt a physician-developed protocol for administration by trained school personnel, who may administer bronchodilators to students experiencing respiratory distress regardless of whether the student has a prescription or prior asthma diagnosis, with prior parental permission required
- Grants civil and criminal liability immunity to trained school nurses, school personnel, employing school districts/private schools, authorized health care practitioners who prescribe, and pharmacists who dispense short-acting bronchodilators in compliance with the law
- Effective July 1, 2024, amending sections 1002.20 (public school student rights) and 1002.42 (private schools) of the Florida Statutes
Legislative Description
Short-acting Bronchodilator Use in Public and Private Schools
Last Action
Chapter No. 2024-53
4/3/2024
Committee Referrals
Health And Human Services1/24/2024
Prek-12 Appropriations Subcommittee1/22/2024
Choice & Innovation Subcommittee12/27/2023
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