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HB 1743 Auto-injectable epinephrine; allows possession & self-administration by students in public schools.

Introduced by: Jeion A. Ward | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Self-injected epinephrine; self-administration by students.  Adds self-injected epinephrine to those medications that public school students diagnosed with asthma or anaphylaxis, or both, may self-administer under certain conditions.  School and health department personnel supervising the administration of this medication are immune from civil liability.  In addition, principals and school board employees are not liable for any civil damages for any injuries or deaths resulting from the misuse of such auto-injectable epinephrine.  Additional amendments add auto-injectable epinephrine to current provisions addressing other self-administered medications.


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