General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6288
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1847
*01847*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6288
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1847
*01847*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist.
AN ACT ALLOWING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 10-212a be amended to allow a school nurse and a school medical advisor to jointly approve and provide general supervision to an identified school paraprofessional to administer antiepileptic medication to a student for prompt treatment of the student's epilepsy pursuant to a written order of a specific medical professional and the student's parent or guardian
Statement of Purpose:
To enable nonmedical professionals, with oversight and training by the appropriate medical professionals, to administer life-saving medication to children in certain settings and circumstances.