HB0061 • 2007

Public schools-self-administered medications.

AN ACT relating to public schools; requiring school districts to permit students to possess and self-administer medication as specified; imposing requirements; delegating duties to the department of education; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Zwonitzer, Dan
Last action: 2007-02-23
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/23/2007

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Amendments

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HB0061HW001

Committee of the Whole • ESQUIBEL,F

Withdrawn

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HB0061HS001

Standing Committee • H04

Adopted

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HB0061SS001

Standing Committee • COE

Adopted

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Bill History

2007-02-23 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 98
2007-02-23 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0066
2007-02-21 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0066
2007-02-21 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 66
2007-02-21 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0066
2007-02-21 House
H Did Concur
2007-02-20 House
H Received for Concurrence
2007-02-20 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-16 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-15 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-02-15 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2007-02-15 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2007-02-12 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-02-12 Senate
S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2007-02-07 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04
2007-02-02 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-01-31 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-01-30 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-01-29 House
H Passed CoW
2007-01-29 House
H Amendments Adopted
2007-01-29 House
Amendment Adopted
2007-01-23 House
H Placed on General File
2007-01-23 House
H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2007-01-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04
2007-01-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2006-12-26 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0061

Bill No.:
HB0061
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
07LSO-0160
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0066

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Zwonitzer, Dn.

Catch Title:
Public schools-self administered
medications.

Subject:
Self administration by students of
medication for potentially life threatening conditions.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act expands the statute
allowing students to self-administer asthma medication to any medication
required for potentially life threatening conditions.

The act defines potentially
life threatening conditions to include, but not be limited to, asthma, food
allergies and insect bites.

The act defines medication
required for potentially life threatening conditions to include, but not be
limited to, asthma medication and prescription single does epinephrine pens.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0061

ENROLLED ACT NO. 66, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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4
‑
310(a) and (c) is amended to read:

21
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4
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310.

Self-administration of medication for potentially life threatening conditions.

(a)

The district board shall permit a student to possess and self-administer
asthma medication
within any school of the district
medication required for potentially life threatening conditions
if a written statement is submitted to the district containing
applicable
:

(i)

Parental verification that the student is responsible for and capable of self-administration and parental authorization for self-administration of
asthma
medication
required for potentially life threatening conditions
;

(ii)

Health care provider identification of the prescribed or authorized
asthma
medication
required for potentially life threatening conditions
and verification of the appropriateness of the student's possession and self-administration of the
asthma
medication
required for potentially life threatening conditions
.

(c)

As used in this section
:
,

(i)

"
A
sthma medication" means prescription or nonprescription inhaled asthma medication
;

(ii)

"Potentially life threatening conditions" includes, but is not limited to asthma, food allergies and insect bites;

(iii)

"Medication required for potentially life threatening conditions" includes, but is not limited to asthma medication and prescription single dose epinephrine pens.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk