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Committee hears bill to add nasal‑spray epinephrine to school and camp statutes
Summary
Lawmakers heard House Bill 63 to allow recently approved epinephrine nasal spray to be used where autoinjectors are allowed and to clarify pharmacy authority to dispense prescriptions in the name of schools and camps.
Representative Bridal Leon, the prime sponsor, opened the hearing on House Bill 63, saying the bill updates existing statutes to allow the newly approved epinephrine nasal spray to be used in the same places where epinephrine auto‑injectors are already permitted.
The bill revises school and camp statutes to give parity to the nasal spray and adds a provision clarifying that a pharmacist may dispense epinephrine auto‑injectors and epinephrine nasal spray pursuant to a prescription issued in the name of a school, post‑secondary institution, or independent school. Representative Bridal Leon said that…
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