and spacer supply.
1.For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a.“Bronchodilator” means the same as defined in section 280.16.
b.“Bronchodilator canister” means the same as defined in section 280.16.
c.“Epinephrine auto-injector” means the same as provided in section 280.16.
d.“Licensed health care professional” means the same as provided in section 280.16.
e.“Personnel authorized to administer epinephrine or a bronchodilator” means a school
nurse or other employee of a school district or accredited nonpublic school trained and
authorized to administer an epinephrine auto-injector, a bronchodilator canister, or a
bronchodilator canister and spacer.
f.“School nurse” means a registered nurse holding current licensure recognized by the
board of nursing who pr
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and spacer supply.
1. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Bronchodilator” means the same as defined in section 280.16.
b. “Bronchodilator canister” means the same as defined in section 280.16.
c. “Epinephrine auto-injector” means the same as provided in section 280.16.
d. “Licensed health care professional” means the same as provided in section 280.16.
e. “Personnel authorized to administer epinephrine or a bronchodilator” means a school
nurse or other employee of a school district or accredited nonpublic school trained and
authorized to administer an epinephrine auto-injector, a bronchodilator canister, or a
bronchodilator canister and spacer.
f. “School nurse” means a registered nurse holding current licensure recognized by the
board of nursing who practices in the school setting to promote and protect the health of the
school population by using knowledge from the nursing, social, and public health sciences.
g. “Spacer” means the same as defined in section 280.16.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a licensed health care
professional may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters, and
bronchodilator canisters and spacers in the name of a school district or accredited nonpublic
school to be maintained for use as provided in this section.
3. The board of directors in charge of each school district and the authorities in charge of
each accredited nonpublic school may obtain a prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors,
bronchodilator canisters, and bronchodilator canisters and spacers and maintain a supply
of such epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters, and bronchodilator canisters
and spacers in a secure location at each school for use as provided in this section. The
board and the authorities shall replace epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters,
and bronchodilator canisters and spacers in the supply upon use or expiration. Personnel
authorized to administer epinephrine or a bronchodilator may possess and administer
epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters, or bronchodilator canisters and
spacers, as applicable, from the supply as provided in this section.
4. Personnel authorized to administer epinephrine or a bronchodilator may provide
or administer an epinephrine auto-injector, a bronchodilator canister, or a bronchodilator
canister and spacer, as applicable, from the school’s supply to a student or other individual
if such personnel reasonably and in good faith believe the student or other individual is
having an anaphylactic reaction or requires treatment for respiratory distress, asthma, or
other airway constricting disease.
5. The following persons, provided they have acted reasonably and in good faith, shall
not be liable for any injury arising from the provision, administration, or assistance in the
administration of an epinephrine auto-injector, a bronchodilator canister, or a bronchodilator
canister and spacer as provided in this section:
a. Any personnel authorized to administer epinephrine or a bronchodilator who, as
applicable, provide, administer, orassistintheadministrationofanepinephrineauto-injector
to a student or other individual present at the school who such personnel believe to be
having an anaphylactic reaction or in the administration of a bronchodilator canister or a
bronchodilator canister and spacer to a student or other individual present at the school who
such personnel believe to require treatment for respiratory distress, asthma, or other airway
constricting disease.
b. A school district or accredited nonpublic school employing the personnel.
c. The board of directors in charge of the school district or authorities in charge of the
accredited nonpublic school.
d. The prescriber of the epinephrine auto-injector, the bronchodilator canister, or the
bronchodilator canister and spacer.
6. The department of education, the board of medicine, the board of nursing, and the
board of pharmacy shall, in consultation with an organization representing school nurses,
adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer this section, including but
not limited to standards and procedures for the prescription, distribution, storage, disposal,
replacement, and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters, and
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bronchodilator canisters and spacers, and for training and authorization to be required for
personnel authorized to administer epinephrine or a bronchodilator.