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2005 SESSION

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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 | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

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.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

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. In addition, school and health department personnel supervising the administration of this medication are immune from civil liability.

The measure also directs school boards to include in their policies addressing the self-administration of self-inhaled asthma medications provisions addressing potential discipline of students who misuse their prescribed medication.

Finally, the measure removes the requirement that school board policies provide for consultation with the student's parent before the student's right to possess and self-administer such medications is limited or revoked.