General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 61
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 27
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 61
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 27
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE TO CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS.
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 school nurses to administer epinephrine to children in the event of an emergency without a physician's order.