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HB 1147 Epinephrine; every public place may make available for administration.
Introduced by: Mark L. Keam | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Epinephrine permitted in certain public places. Allows public places to make epinephrine available for administration. The bill allows employees of such public places who are authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine to possess and administer epinephrine to a person present in such public place believed in good faith to be having an anaphylactic reaction. The bill also provides that an employee of such public place who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine and who administers or assists in the administration of epinephrine to a person present in the public place believed in good faith to be having an anaphylactic reaction, or is the prescriber of the epinephrine, shall not be liable for any civil damages for ordinary negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment. The bill directs the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Health Professions, to develop policies and guidelines for the recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis in public places. Such policies and guidelines shall be provided to the Commissioner of Health no later than July 1, 2021.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103677D pdf | impact statements
- 02/06/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20103677D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1147ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103677D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/20 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/22/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/24/20 House: Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
- 01/29/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Read first time
- 02/06/20 House: Read second time
- 02/06/20 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1147E
- 02/06/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20103677D-E
- 02/07/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/12/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/18/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/02/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/02/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/20 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1147ER)
- 03/12/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/17/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/31/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/31/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)