HF2426 • 2026

A bill for an act adding epinephrine delivery systems to statewide protocols under which pharmacists may order and administer drugs and vaccines to adults.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: WOOD and MATSON
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 274 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act adding epinephrine delivery systems to statewide protocols under which pharmacists may order and administer drugs and vaccines to adults.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act adding epinephrine delivery systems to statewide protocols under which pharmacists may order and administer drugs and vaccines to adults.

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Bill History

2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 274 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act adding epinephrine delivery systems to statewide protocols under which pharmacists may order and administer drugs and vaccines to adults.

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House

File

2426

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2426

BY

WOOD

and

MATSON

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

adding

epinephrine

delivery

systems

to

statewide

1

protocols

under

which

pharmacists

may

order

and

administer

2

drugs

and

vaccines

to

adults.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

TLSB

5985YH

(3)

91

ak/ko

H.F.

2426

Section

1.

Section

155A.3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

17A.

“Epinephrine

delivery

system”

means

a

3

device

for

immediate

self-administration

or

administration

by

4

another

trained

individual

of

a

measured

dose

of

epinephrine

5

to

a

person

at

risk

of

anaphylaxis,

including

epinephrine

6

auto-injectors

and

epinephrine

nasal

sprays.

7

Sec.

2.

Section

155A.46,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

8

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subparagraph:

9

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(6)

An

epinephrine

delivery

system

as

10

defined

in

section

155A.3.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

adds

epinephrine

delivery

systems

to

statewide

15

protocols

under

which

pharmacists

may

order

and

administer

16

drugs

and

vaccines

to

adults.

The

bill

defines

“epinephrine

17

delivery

system”

as

a

device

for

immediate

self-administration

18

or

administration

by

another

trained

individual

of

a

measured

19

dose

of

epinephrine

to

a

person

at

risk

of

anaphylaxis,

20

including

epinephrine

auto-injectors

and

epinephrine

nasal

21

sprays.

22

-1-

LSB

5985YH

(3)

91

ak/ko

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