HB251 - School districts; require all schools to have epinephrine auto-injectors in every building and cafeteria.
Orlando Paden
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Require Each School In Every School District To Have Epinephrine Auto-injectors In Each Educational Building, Central Administrative Office And Cafeteria, Stored In A Secure And Easily Accessible Location Within Each Respective Building; To Define The Terms Used In This Act; To Require Each Local School Board To Adopt And Implement A Policy Regarding The Maintenance, Storage, Administration And Disposal Of Epinephrine Auto-injectors; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements Of The Policy; To Provide That Only Licensed Medical Professionals Or School Personnel Trained By Licensed Medical Professionals Are Authorized To Administer An Epinephrine Auto-injector For A Person In Emergency Anaphylaxis; To Require The State Department Of Health, In Consultation With The State Superintendent Of Public Education, To Establish Guidelines For The Development Of Policies By Local School Districts; To Require The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Regarding The Maintenance, Storage, Administration And Disposal Of Epinephrine Auto-injectors; To Amend Section 37-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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