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2		-	SENATE BILL 135
3		-	By Yarbro
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5	4		HOUSE BILL 44
6	5		By Behn
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9	8		HB0044
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13	12		AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
14	13		Chapter 50, Part 16, relative to self-administration
15	14		of prescribed medications.
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17	16		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
18	17		SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-50-1602, is amended by adding
19	18		the following as a new subsection:
20	19		(h)
21	20		(1) A student may possess and self-administer prescribed rescue seizure
22	21		medication while on school property or at a school-related event or activity if:
23	22		(A) The rescue seizure medication has been prescribed for that
24	23		student as indicated by the prescription label on the medication;
25	24		(B) The self-administration is done in compliance with the
26	25		prescription or written instructions from the student's physician or other
27	26		licensed healthcare provider; and
28	27		(C) The student's parent or guardian provides to the school:
29	28		(i) A signed, written statement authorizing the student to
30	29		self-administer the medication while at school or at a school-
31	30		related event or activity;
32	31		(ii) A signed, written statement from the student's
33	32		healthcare provider that contains:
34	33		(a) The student's name;
35	34		(b) The name and purpose of the medication;
36	35		(c) The prescribed dosage;
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41	40		(d) The route of administration;
42	41		(e) The frequency that the medication may be
43	42		administered; and
44	43		(f) The circumstances in which the medication may
45	44		be administered; and
46	45		(iii) The signed, written statement required by subdivision
47	46		(h)(4).
48	47		(2) The rescue seizure medication must remain in the sealed package
49	48		with the intact label affixed by the dispensing pharmacy.
50	49		(3) The statements required by subdivision (h)(1) must remain on file in
51	50		the office of the school nurse or school administrator.
52	51		(4) The LEA shall inform the student's parent or guardian who provided
53	52		written authorization for the student to possess and self-administer rescue
54	53		seizure medication that the school and its employees and agents are not liable
55	54		as a result of any injury sustained by the student or another person from
56	55		possession or self-administration of the rescue seizure medication. The
57	56		student's parent or guardian must sign a statement acknowledging that the
58	57		school is not liable, and the parent or guardian must indemnify and hold harmless
59	58		the school and its employees against any claims relating to the possession or
60	59		self-administration of the rescue seizure medication. This subdivision (h)(4) does
61	60		not relieve liability of the school or its employees for willful or wanton misconduct.
62	61		(5) Unless subsequently rescinded in writing, the authorization is
63	62		effective for the entirety of the school year in which it is granted. The LEA may
64	63		suspend or revoke the student's possession and self-administration privileges if
65	64		the student misuses the rescue seizure medication or makes the rescue seizure
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70	69		medication available for usage by another person. If a student uses the
71	70		medication in a manner other than prescribed, then the student may be subject to
72	71		disciplinary action under the school codes.
73	72		SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.