An Act Concerning Emergency Medical Services and the Administration of Epinephrine
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Summary
Expands emergency medical services personnel authority to administer epinephrine through any approved route, including intranasal sprays, during an anaphylactic emergency.
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
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.
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.
Emergency Allergy Treatment Act
Prescription injectable epinephrine devices and bronchodilator rescue inhalers
Allows health-care practitioners to prescribe epinephrine and bronchodilators to authorized entities and permits trained individuals to administer them in emergencies.
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