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Senate committee backs bill to let EMS give patients their own time‑critical meds after mother's testimony
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Summary
SB195, the 'Danny's Dose' EMS Treatment Act, would allow EMS personnel to administer a patient's own prescribed emergency medication under EMS Commission protocols; the committee heard a personal testimony from Latasha Holt about her daughter's adrenal insufficiency and reported the bill favorable.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee unanimously reported SB195 favorable after testimony highlighting life‑threatening situations where EMS crews declined to administer patients’ own prescribed, time‑critical medications. Sponsor remarks described the bill as filling an urgent gap and aligning EMS practice with patient safety protocols.
Latasha Holt (speaker 14) testified that her daughter, who has adrenal insufficiency, required an immediate injection during an emergency but that ambulance crews repeatedly declined to administer the medication the family carried despite doctor's orders. She said the family has taken multiple steps to make medication accessible and urged the committee to adopt the bill to protect rare‑disease patients.
Proponents said SB195 authorizes licensed EMS professionals — EMTs, AMTs and paramedics — to administer a patient’s own prescribed medication in emergencies under EMS Commission protocols and provides liability protection for providers except in cases of gross negligence. Committee members expressed empathy for the testimony and moved the bill favorable.
The committee entered supporting green‑card testimony from EMS associations and home‑care advocates into the record. The bill will advance with a favorable committee report.
