General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6272
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2718
*02718*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6272
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2718
*02718*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE ON SCHOOL BUSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 169 of the general statutes be amended to require each local and regional board of education to provide training for school bus drivers and monitors concerning the administration of epinephrine in an emergency and to provide legal immunity for such drivers and monitors who, in good faith, administer epinephrine.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that there is a trained adult on each school bus that is qualified to administer epinephrine in the case of an emergency, reduce response times in such circumstances and save lives.