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Nurses and pediatricians urge law change to allow intranasal epinephrine in schools
Summary
Supporters told the committee House Bill 462 would allow students to self‑carry intranasal epinephrine and permit schools to stock nasal epinephrine devices for emergencies. Witnesses said the device can be easier to use than auto‑injectors and could reduce barriers to students carrying epinephrine.
The House Health Committee heard testimony on House Bill 462, which would add intranasal epinephrine devices to the forms of epinephrine that students may self‑carry and that schools may stock for emergencies under Ohio Revised Code 3313.718.
Aubrey Marbaugh, a registered nurse and district health consultant for Marysville City Schools, described practical reasons for the change:…
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