HB 860

Abstract

Professional use by practitioners; administration of albuterol inhalers or nebulized albuterol. Provides that, pursuant to an order or standing protocol issued by the prescriber within the course of his professional practice, any school nurse, school board employee, employee of a local governing body, employee of a local health department, employee of a school for students with disabilities, or employee of an accredited private school who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of albuterol inhalers or nebulized albuterol may possess or administer an albuterol inhaler or nebulized albuterol to a student diagnosed with a condition requiring an albuterol inhaler or nebulized albuterol when the student is believed to be experiencing or about to experience an asthmatic crisis. The bill also provides that a school nurse, employee of a school board, employee of a local governing body, or employee of a local health department who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of albuterol inhalers or nebulized albuterol who provides, administers, or assists in the administration of an albuterol inhaler or nebulized albuterol for a student believed in good faith to be in need of such medication, or is the prescriber of such medication, is not liable for civil damages for ordinary negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment. This bill is identical to HB 1174.

Professional use by practitioners; administration of albuterol inhalers. Provides that, pursuant to an order or standing protocol issued by the prescriber within the course of his professional practice, any school nurse, school board employee, employee of a local governing body, employee of a local health department, employee of a school for students with disabilities, or employee of an accredited private school who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of albuterol inhalers may possess or administer an albuterol inhaler to a student diagnosed with a condition requiring an albuterol inhaler when the student is believed to be experiencing or about to experience an asthmatic crisis. The bill also provides that a school nurse, employee of a school board, employee of a local governing body, or employee of a local health department who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of albuterol inhalers who provides, administers, or assists in the administration of an albuterol inhaler for a student believed in good faith to be in need of such medication, or is the prescriber of such medication, is not liable for civil damages for ordinary negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment.

Professional use by practitioners; administrationof inhaled asthma medication. Provides that a prescriber mayauthorize pursuant to a written order or standing protocol issuedwithin the course of the prescriber's professional practice, andwith the consent of the student's parents, an employee of (i) a schoolboard, (ii) a school for students with disabilities, or (iii) an accredited private school who is trained in the administration orsupervision of self-administered inhaled asthma medications to administeror supervise the self-administration of such medication to a studentdiagnosed with a condition requiring inhaled asthma medications whenthe student is believed to be experiencing or about to experiencean asthmatic crisis. Such authorization shall be effective only whena licensed nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, or physician assistantis not present to perform the administration of the medication.