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Committee hears bill to let schools use needle-free and other pre-measured epinephrine
Summary
A Senate committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1, which would expand the legal definition of medication in schools to include any pre-measured dose of epinephrine — not only auto-injectors — and update training and liability protections for staff who administer it.
Senate Bill 1 would expand Oregon law to treat any “pre-measured dose of epinephrine” as an authorized medication for use in schools, allowing students or staff to administer epinephrine delivered by methods other than traditional auto-injectors.
Supporters told the Senate Committee on Health Care on April 24 that advances in delivery methods — including needle-free nasal sprays approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — mean the statute should not be limited to auto-injectors. Senator Suzanne Weber (Oregon State Senator, District 16) told the committee the bill is a “simple fix” that would let…
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