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SENATE BILL NO. 14
BY SENATORS LUNEAU, BARROW, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, GATTI,
MILKOVICH, MILLS, GARY SMITH AND THOMPSON AND
REPRESENTATIVES BAGLEY, CHANEY, COX, HENSGENS,
HOFFMANN, HORTON, HUNTER, JACKSON, LEBAS, DUSTIN
MILLER, POPE, STAGNI AND STOKES
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1131(5), relative to emergency medical services; to provide
3 for a definition of auto-injector; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:1131(5) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1131. Definitions
8 For purposes of this Chapter:
9 * * *
10 (5) "Auto-injector" means a spring-loaded needle and syringe with a single
11 dose of epinephrine that will automatically release and inject the medicine portable,
12 disposable drug delivery device that contains a measured, single dose of
13 epinephrine that is used to treat a person suffering a potentially life-threatening
14 anaphylactic reaction.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
17 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
18 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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