SB41 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Gerald O. DialWilliam “Bill” M. Beasley

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Kyle Graddy Act, possession and self-administration of auto-injectable epinephrine by students permitted, Sec. 16-1-39 am'd

Summary

The Kyle Graddy Act would rename the student self-medication law and explicitly allow students to possess and self-administer auto-injectable epinephrine at school or school events.

What This Bill Does

If passed, SB41 would amend Section 16-1-39 to treat auto-injectable epinephrine as a medication that a student may possess and self-administer under the same rules that already govern other self-administered medications. It requires parental authorization, medical authorization, and school approval, and it requires records to be kept and liability protections for the school. It allows a student to carry and use auto-injectable epinephrine any time on school property or at school events, as directed by the prescriber, but prohibits possession of controlled substances. The act would become law immediately after the Governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Students at public or nonpublic K-12 schools who may need to carry and self-administer auto-injectable epinephrine, under prescriber orders.
• Parents/guardians, school staff (nurses and administrators), and local school boards, who must provide authorization, medical documentation, and manage liability protections and records.

Key Provisions

• The act is named the Kyle Graddy Act.
• Explicitly allows possession and self-administration of auto-injectable epinephrine by students on school property or at school-sponsored events, under prescriber orders.
• Maintains the existing self-administration framework: required parental authorization, medical authorization, and school approval, plus indemnification and records kept by the school.
• Provides liability protections for schools and immunity from claims related to self-administration under this act.
• Defines auto-injectable epinephrine as a disposable, portable device with a single dose used to treat life-threatening allergic reactions; prohibits use of controlled substances.
• Permissions are year-to-year and must be renewed with compliance; the act becomes law immediately after Governor approval.

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Subjects

Education