Indiana Stock Emergency Medication in Schools (IC 20-34-4.5)
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Summary
Authorizes Indiana schools to stock emergency medications (albuterol, epinephrine, opioid overdose reversal) and trained personnel to administer them.
Full Description
Indiana Code 20-34-4.5 permits schools and school corporations to fill a prescription or statewide standing order for emergency stock medication — which includes albuterol, epinephrine, and an FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medication — and authorizes trained personnel to administer them in emergencies. The Indiana Department of Education administers the program.
Key Provisions
Schools may stock albuterol, epinephrine, and opioid reversal medication under standing order; trained personnel may administer; DOE oversight; immunity provisions.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Children and adults living with asthma.
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Legislative Timeline
Votes & Legislative History
Needle-Free Epinephrine Bill
Use of Epinephrine Nasal Spray in Schools
Proposed legislation to expand the definition of 'epinephrine delivery systems' in schools to include nasal sprays and other needle-free products.
NYC Epinephrine Mandate
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring schools and child care programs to stock epinephrine devices
Requires NYC Department of Education schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, and regulated child care programs to stock epinephrine devices.
Alex's Law
Prescription Asthma Inhalers and Auto-Injectable Epinephrine in Schools
Authorizes schools to stock epinephrine and albuterol inhalers and allows students to self-carry and self-administer these medications with proper documentation.
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