HB408 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rod Scott

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Oliver Robinson

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Public health, stocking and administration of premeasured doses of epinephrine by schools and other authorized entities

Summary

This bill would let Alabama K-12 schools and other authorized entities stock and administer premeasured epinephrine auto-injectors to treat anaphylaxis, with trained staff, guidelines, and reporting requirements.

What This Bill Does

Bill would authorize K-12 schools and other authorized entities to stock and administer premeasured epinephrine auto-injectors to treat anaphylaxis, with designated staff trained to use them. It allows self-administration by students with a prescription and enables school personnel to give epinephrine to anyone in good faith during anaphylaxis under a standing protocol. It requires training, proper storage, and incident reporting, and it provides liability immunity for those acting under the bill. It also requires public health and education guidelines for managing life-threatening allergies, with timelines to implement and publish them.

Who It Affects

• Students and others (such as staff, visitors) on school grounds or at school events who may experience life-threatening allergic reactions and could receive a premeasured epinephrine dose or use epinephrine under a standing protocol.
• Schools and their staff (including nurses and designated personnel), school districts, authorized entities, and prescribing/dispensing health care providers who stock, store, administer, train for, and report on epinephrine auto-injectors, and who receive liability protections when acting under the act.

Key Provisions

• Stocking and using epinephrine auto-injectors in schools and other authorized entities, including designated personnel to provide or administer, self-administration for students with prescriptions, storage guidelines, and training requirements.
• Liability immunity for authorized entities, school personnel, and providers acting under the act, mandatory incident reporting to the Department of Education/Health, development and implementation of life-threatening allergy guidelines with set timelines, and provisions for remote access or outreach under specified conditions.

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Subjects

Health