Epinephrine Auto-injectors; Authorized Entities
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Summary
Allows authorized entities to acquire, possess, and store epinephrine auto-injectors and to provide training for emergency administration.
Full Description
Entities may purchase epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency use; requires an emergency healthcare provider to oversee the program; mandates DOH-approved training; covers 'any person or entity' which includes post-secondary institutions; includes liability protection for trained and uncertified persons in emergencies.
Key Provisions
Entities may purchase epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency use; requires an emergency healthcare provider to oversee the program; mandates DOH-approved training; covers 'any person or entity' which includes post-secondary institutions; includes liability protection for trained and uncertified persons in emergencies.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Patients who rely on timely access to emergency epinephrine.
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Legislative Timeline
Votes & Legislative History
Epinephrine Access Act
An Act relative to emergency stock supply of epinephrine in schools and other public venues
This bill aims to expand access to epinephrine by allowing various entities, including schools and daycares, to stock and administer epinephrine auto-injectors, providing civil liability protection for those who administer it.
School Asthma Emergency Act
An Act relative to the provision and administration of bronchodilators, spacers, and nebulizers in schools
This bill would allow schools to stock asthma rescue medications (bronchodilators/nebulizers) and permit school nurses or trained staff to administer them to students with diagnosed asthma during emergencies.
Self-administration of respiratory distress, asthma, or other airway constricting disease medication, epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters, or bronchodilator canisters and spacers
Authorizes students to self-administer asthma and anaphylaxis medication, including epinephrine auto-injectors, while at school or school-sponsored activities.
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