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HB0173

Schools Can Keep and Use Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

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In one sentence

This law allows school districts to buy, keep, and use epinephrine auto-injectors for students with severe allergies without needing a specific prescription for each student.

What it does

  • Allows district boards to buy, keep, and give epinephrine auto-injectors to schools within the district.
  • Lets school nurses and assigned school personnel give epinephrine to a student if they believe in good faith that the student is experiencing a severe allergic reaction.
  • Removes the requirement for a district to get a prescription to buy, keep, or give these injectors to schools.
  • Requires the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, to create guidelines for training, identification of allergies, and safety procedures by December 31, 2014.
  • Protects schools, staff, and others from lawsuits for ordinary negligence when using or failing to use these injectors.
  • States that using these injectors under this law is not considered the practice of medicine.

Who it affects

  • School district boards and school administrators.
  • School nurses and assigned school personnel (employees, agents, or volunteers).
  • Students with life-threatening allergies.
  • The Wyoming Department of Education and Department of Health.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not protect schools or staff from liability if their actions show gross, willful, or wanton negligence.
  • The specific guidelines for training and safety must be created by state departments by December 31, 2014.
  • The law does not change other existing school health laws, such as W.S. 21-4-310.

Plain language

Terms to know

Stock epinephrine
Injectable medications used for the treatment of severe, life-threatening allergies that schools or districts buy and keep on-site for emergency use.
Assigned school personnel
An employee, agent, or volunteer of a school designated by the administrator who has completed the required training to administer stock epinephrine auto-injectors.
Ordinary negligence
Careless actions that are not intentional or reckless; the law protects schools and staff from liability for this type of error.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: HB0173 Drafter: ARM LSO No.: 14LSO-0240 Effective Date: 7/1/2014 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0045 Chapter No.: CH0043 Prime Sponsor: Representative Throne Catch Title: Schools-administration of epinephrine. Subject: Authorizes school districts to acquire, maintain and dispense epinephrine auto-injectors. Summary/Major Elements: This act authorizes a district board to acquire, maintain and dispense to schools within the district a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for use in emergency situations. This act directs the department of education, in consultation with the department of health, to develop and make available guidelines on the: o Education and training of school personnel for the acquisition, maintenance and dispensing of epinephrine auto-injectors. o Identification of life threatening allergies and identification of acceptable epinephrine auto-injectors. o Procedures for responding to life threatening allergies. o Maintenance of records concerning each incident involving a life threatening allergy or the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors. This act provides that district boards, school nurses, school employees, and other designated personnel shall not be liable for damages resulting from the administration of or failure to administer epinephrine auto-injectors that may constitute ordinary negligence.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 6:18 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker explains that the bill allows rural schools to adopt policies for administering life-saving epinephrine in emergencies where ambulances may not arrive in time, while also providing training and immunity.

Public statementFloor statement at 48:22 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

H Did Concur 58-2-0-0-02014-03-04 · House58 yes 2 no
Yes
58
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 58

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 2

Michael D GreearH27Nicholas B
S Passed 3rd Reading 30-0-0-0-02014-03-04 · Senate30 yes 0 no
Yes
30
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 30

Anderson JD S02Anderson JL S28Bernadine CraftS12Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Fred M EmerichS05Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Larry HicksR · S11Leland G ChristensenS17Leslie J NuttingS07Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Nicholas POgden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02014-02-27 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

AndersonBernadine CraftS12J.L. (S28)Leslie J NuttingS07Ray R PetersonS19
H Passed 3rd Reading 59-1-0-0-02014-02-20 · House59 yes 1 no
Yes
59
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 59

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 1

Michael D GreearH27
H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02014-02-18 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Katherine K ColemanH30Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Norine A KasperikH32Susan S WilsonH07
H Introduced and Referred to H10 55-3-2-0-02014-02-14 · House55 yes 3 no
Yes
55
No
3
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 55

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 3

Gerald GayH36Nicholas BStephen D WattH17

Excused 2

Lloyd LarsenR · H54Michael D GreearH27

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA0045Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0045Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0045House
  5. Assigned Number HEA0045LSO
  6. H Did ConcurHouse
  7. H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
  8. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  9. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  10. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  11. S Passed CoWSenate
  12. S Amendments AdoptedSenate
  13. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  14. S Placed on General FileSenate
  15. S10 Recommended Amend and Do PassSenate
  16. S Introduced and Referred to S10Senate
  17. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  18. H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
  19. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  20. H Passed CoWHouse

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

HB0173HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by H10

HB0173S2001

Adopted 2nd reading by CRAFT

HB0173SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT