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IN SB0392
Bill
AI Summary
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Expands emergency medication authorization to include albuterol and naloxone in addition to epinephrine, allowing schools and school corporations to fill and store prescriptions for these medications.
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Requires injectable epinephrine dispensed to schools or postsecondary educational institutions to have an expiration date of at least 12 months from the pharmacy dispensing date.
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Authorizes school nurses and trained school employees to administer emergency stock medications to students, staff, and visitors demonstrating signs of life-threatening emergencies when the individual lacks their own medication.
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Requires school employees and nurses to report emergency medication administration to the state department in electronic format within 10 school days.
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Provides liability protections for school nurses, employees, and licensed healthcare providers who administer emergency medications or provide training in accordance with the chapter, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Legislative Description
Emergency medication. Defines "emergency medication" as epinephrine, albuterol, 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 by certain entities must have an expiration date of not
Last Action
Public Law 117
4/21/2017