"Student Self-Carry Law"
Possession and Use of Asthma Inhalers; Model Policy
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Summary
Requires schools to allow students to carry and use their own asthma inhalers if the school has received written parental authorization and the student's inhaler is properly labeled.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Children and adults living with asthma.
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Votes & Legislative History
Needle Free Epinephrine Bill
Needle Free Epinephrine for Schoolchildren
Proposed legislation to update existing statutes to explicitly allow the use of epinephrine nasal sprays in addition to auto-injectors in school settings.
Epinephrine Nasal Spray Expansion
AN ACT to amend the public health law, the education law and the insurance law, in relation to expanding the definition of epinephrine devices to include epinephrine nasal sprays
Proposed legislation to expand the legal definition of epinephrine devices in New York to include nasal spray formulations for use in schools.
NYC Stock 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 school-based child care programs to stock epinephrine devices and ensure trained staff are present.
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