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IN HB1542
Bill
Status
1/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
Steven Davisson
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AI Summary
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Expands emergency medications that schools can fill and store from auto-injectable epinephrine only to include albuterol, epinephrine, and naloxone.
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Requires injectable epinephrine used by schools to have an expiration date of at least 12 months from the pharmacy dispensing date.
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Allows school nurses and trained school employees to administer emergency stock medications to students, school personnel, and visitors experiencing life-threatening emergencies when the individual lacks their own medication.
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Provides liability immunity for school nurses, employees, and health care providers who administer emergency stock medications or provide related training unless the act constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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Requires the Department of Education to develop guidance materials on emergency medications and mandates schools report within 10 school days when emergency stock medication is administered.
Legislative Description
Emergency medication in schools. Defines "emergency medication" as albuterol, epinephrine, or naloxone. Allows a school or school corporation to: (1) fill a prescription for an emergency medication; and (2) store the emergency medication. (Current law allows a school to fill a prescription for auto-injectable epinephrine and store the auto-injectable epinephrine.) Defines "emergency stock medication" as emergency medication to which both the following apply: (1) The prescription of the emergency medication is filled by a school or school corporation. (2) The emergency medication is stored at a school. Provides that injectable epinephrine filled and used by a school or school corporation
Last Action
Representative Brown, C. added as coauthor
1/30/2017