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Committee lays over bill allowing broader epinephrine-delivery systems in schools
Summary
House File 2489 would replace EpiPen-specific language with a generic "epinephrine delivery system" definition and let districts obtain standing orders and condition-specific protocol from the Minnesota Department of Health; sponsor said the change accommodates new nasal delivery products and eases standing-order access for districts.
Representative Vernick introduced House File 2489 on April 2, asking the House Health Finance and Policy Committee to update Minnesota law governing school access to emergency epinephrine.
Lede: The bill removes language that names epinephrine injectors or EpiPens and replaces it with the broader term “epinephrine delivery system,” defined as an FDA-approved single pre-measured dose, and authorizes districts to obtain standing orders and…
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