Epinephrine auto-injectors: emergency administration
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Summary
Authorizes pharmacies to dispense epinephrine auto-injectors to 'authorized entities' like childcare centers.
Full Description
This legislation allows businesses and organizations, including childcare facilities, to obtain a prescription for undesignated epinephrine auto-injectors. It requires the entity to designate trained personnel to be responsible for the storage and emergency use of the devices. The law provides immunity from civil liability for authorized entities and their employees when administering epinephrine in good faith.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Patients who rely on timely access to emergency epinephrine.
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Votes & Legislative History
Public Access to Epinephrine
Public Access to Epinephrine Act
Allows authorized entities, including camps and sports venues, to acquire and stock epinephrine auto-injectors and nasal sprays for emergency use on individuals experiencing anaphylaxis, regardless of prior diagnosis.
Stock supply and emergency administration of epinephrine
Requires schools to maintain a stock supply of epinephrine and establish protocols for managing students with life-threatening allergies.
Authority to obtain and use an epinephrine auto-injector or stock albuterol
Provides legal authority for schools to obtain and use stock epinephrine and albuterol for students experiencing anaphylaxis or respiratory distress.
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