General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5537
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 91
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5537
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 91
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN AN EMERGENCY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 10-212a of the general statutes be amended to allow a school nurse to administer epinephrine to a student in an emergency situation when the school does not have a written order from the student's physician or other health care provider for the student to receive such medication.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow a school nurse to use an auto-injector to administer epinephrine to any student when necessary.