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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2066 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 507
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to emergency stock epinephrine in schools.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/27/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/29/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester2/1/2023Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth2/9/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2066 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 507
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 507) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others that schools be required to maintain non-patient specific
epinephrine auto-injectors to be used in the event of anaphylactic emergencies. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 630 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to emergency stock epinephrine in schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 54B of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof
3the following:—
4 Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, each school
5shall maintain a stock supply of non-patient specific epinephrine to be administered in the event
6of an anaphylactic emergency. The department of public health shall promulgate regulations
7requiring school districts to adopt and implement policies pursuant to this section. Such
8regulations shall require that stock epinephrine be stored in an easily accessible unlocked
9location, the number and type of epinephrine auto-injectors required be based on school
10population, that the individuals authorized to administer epinephrine meet certain training 2 of 2
11requirements for such administration, and that the stock inventory be checked at regular intervals
12for expiration and replacement. A school nurse or other authorized individual who provides,
13administers, or assists in the administration of epinephrine to a student believed in good faith to
14be having an anaphylactic reaction shall not be liable for any civil damages for negligence in acts
15or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment. Whenever any employee of a school
16district is covered by the immunity granted herein, the school district employing the individual
17shall not be liable for any civil damages for negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the
18rendering of such treatment.
19 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department
20of public health in conjunction with the department of elementary and secondary education shall
21make all reasonable efforts to obtain federal funding or reimbursement for the implementation of
22this act. The department of public health in conjunction with the department of elementary and
23secondary education shall inquire about free epinephrine from pharmaceutical companies.