"Tennessee School Epinephrine Expansion Act"
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5, relative to epinephrine (SB 1716 / HB 1550)
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Summary
Expands the prescribed forms of epinephrine that a Tennessee LEA (school district) or nonpublic school is authorized to administer when a student is believed to be experiencing a life-threatening allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any prescribed form of epinephrine, not just epinephrine auto-injectors. Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5.
Legislative Intent
Expand access to life-saving epinephrine in schools by allowing administration of any prescribed form, beyond auto-injectors only.
Key Provisions
Expands authorized epinephrine forms a school/LEA may administer to any prescribed form of epinephrine (not limited to auto-injectors) during a suspected life-threatening allergic or anaphylactic reaction; amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5.
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 History & Resources
Relating to the administration of medication for respiratory distress to a person at a school campus or school-sponsored activity
Authorizes school nurses and trained employees to administer medication for respiratory distress to any person on school property or at school activities.
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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