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WV SB92
Bill
Status
2/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Rucker
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AI Summary
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Creates the Glucagon for Schools Act, allowing licensed health care providers to prescribe undesignated glucagon to school districts or individual schools to maintain as emergency supplies for students with diabetes experiencing severe hypoglycemic reactions
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Permits trained school personnel to administer undesignated glucagon when a student's prescribed glucagon is unavailable or expired, with use authorized on school property, buses, playgrounds, and during field trips
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Provides liability protection for prescribing health professionals, pharmacists, school personnel, school districts, school boards, and administrators when glucagon is administered in good faith, unless there was conscious disregard for safety
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Requires schools to call 911, notify the school nurse, contact the student's parent/guardian, and inform the student's health care provider as soon as practicable after administering undesignated glucagon
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Authorizes training for school personnel on diabetes care basics, emergency response, blood glucose monitoring, recognizing hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia symptoms, and requires an information sheet be provided to employees transporting students with diabetes for school activities
Legislative Description
Glucagon for Schools Act
Education (K12)
Last Action
Markup Discussion
4/2/2025