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LA SB195
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brach Myers
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AI Summary
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Requires the Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission to establish protocols authorizing EMTs, advanced EMTs, and paramedics to administer patient-carried, time-critical prescription medications to patients with rare diseases, chronic illnesses, and special medical needs
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Limits medications administered under this provision to intranasal, intravenous, and intramuscular delivery methods
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Grants EMS practitioners immunity from civil liability, criminal prosecution, and professional disciplinary action for outcomes resulting from administering these medications, unless personal injury results from gross negligence or willful misconduct
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Requires patient or family member request before EMS practitioners may administer the patient-carried medications
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Designated as "The Danny's Dose EMS Treatment Act" with an effective date of August 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Provides relative to the administration of medications. (8/1/26)
HEALTH CARE
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
3/9/2026