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House Education committee advances H.209 to allow intranasal epinephrine and clarify school nurse authority
Summary
The House Education Committee voted to advance H.209 (Draft 2.1), a bill that adds intranasal epinephrine as an option in schools and revises statutory language to make school nurses the primary authorizing official for administration and standing orders.
The House Education Committee on March 14, 2025 voted to advance H.209 (Draft 2.1), an amendment to an existing statute that would permit intranasal epinephrine as an option in schools and revise who may authorize staff to administer epinephrine.
The amendment and accompanying language changes were presented by Katie McLennan of the Office of Legislative Council. "This bill amends an existing statute that pertains to epinephrine auto injectors to allow, for intranasal epinephrine," McLennan said. She summarized revisions that shift a number of authorizing and procedural duties from the school administrator to the school nurse and clean up defined terms used in the statute.
The bill’s changes described in committee include: adding a…
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