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Nurses warn of legal and implementation problems with bill to allow use of "any available" epinephrine
Summary
Supporters of substitute SB 5,240 said it would broaden epinephrine availability in schools; school-nurse testimony warned using another student's prescription could conflict with the Nurse Practice Act and urged expansion of standing orders and stock epinephrine instead.
Substitute SB 5,240 would change the circumstances under which school-supplied epinephrine and auto-injectors may be administered. Under the bill, if a student has a prescription on file, a school nurse or designated trained school personnel could administer any available epinephrine on school property by any route; when no prescription is on file, only a school nurse may administer epinephrine.
Megan Wargacki briefed the bill and explained the reimbursement…
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