Adult day programs: administration of intranasal emergency antiseizure medications.

Plain English Breakdown

The exact content of notices provided by licensed facilities is not detailed in the official source material.

Adult Day Programs: Emergency Seizure Medication

AB-1172 allows adult day programs to permit trained staff or volunteers to administer emergency seizure medication through the nose if a client has seizures and needs it.

What This Bill Does

• Allows licensed facilities to permit an administrator or authorized volunteer, upon receiving a request from a client with a seizure disorder who requires intranasal emergency antiseizure medication, to administer such medication during a seizure emergency.
• Requires the State Department of Social Services to establish minimum training standards for administering this medication by January 1, 2028.
• Necessitates that each client with a seizure disorder has a detailed action plan and signed authorization before receiving the medication.
• Protects volunteers from professional review, civil liability, or criminal prosecution if they act in good faith without compensation.

Who It Names or Affects

• Adult day program clients diagnosed with seizures, epilepsy, or similar conditions who need emergency antiseizure medication.
• Licensed facilities and their administrators and authorized volunteers.

Terms To Know

Intranasal

Through the nose

Seizure action plan

A detailed plan that outlines steps to take during a seizure emergency, including medication administration.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if an administrator or volunteer is unavailable when needed.
• It requires facilities to provide notice and liability protections but doesn't detail the exact content of these notices.

Official Summary Text

AB 1172, Nguyen.
Adult day programs: administration of intranasal emergency antiseizure medications.
Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services, including adult day programs and residential facilities. A violation of provisions relating to these facilities is a misdemeanor.
This bill would authorize a licensed facility or licensee, as defined, upon receipt of a request from a client, or the authorized representative of a client, who has been diagnosed with seizures, a seizure disorder, or epilepsy and who has been prescribed intranasal emergency antiseizure medication, to allow an administrator or authorized volunteer, as defined, to administer intranasal emergency antiseizure medication to the client during a seizure emergency. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, to establish
minimum standards for this training, as specified. The bill would prohibit intranasal emergency antiseizure medication from being administered to a client unless the licensee has a seizure action plan for the client that contains specified information, including, among other things, a signed written authorization verifying that a seizure experienced by the client may be responded to at the licensee by a nonmedical professional, including through the administration of emergency antiseizure medication, as specified. The bill would require licensees to maintain with the client’s seizure action plan a description of how the licensee will coordinate care for a client in the absence of an administrator or authorized volunteer and what actions will be taken to ensure the continued safety
of the client. The bill would require licensed facilities to provide a specified notice to all administrators and authorized volunteers that, among other things, informs them of their right to rescind an offer to volunteer at any time, as specified, and explains the liability protections and indemnification requirements described below. The bill would require any licensee that authorizes administrators or authorized volunteers to ensure that each administrator or authorized volunteer will be provided defense and indemnification for any and all civil liability, as specified. The bill would prohibit an administrator or authorized volunteer who administers intranasal emergency antiseizure medication, any person who provides training to an administrator or authorized volunteer, or any person who otherwise complies with the requirements of the above-described provisions, in good faith and not for compensation, from being subject to professional review, civil liability, or criminal
prosecution for their actions or omissions, or the actions or omissions of a volunteer, as specified. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Current Bill Text

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