§ 21-44.5-2-2 — Policy requirements; designation of licensed campus medical professional; authority

Indiana § 21-44.5-2-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 21: HIGHER EDUCATION
• Art. 44.5: EPINEPHRINE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
• Ch. 2: Emergency Administration of Epinephrine Policies and

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(a) A policy described in section 1 of this
chapter must include the following:
(1) Permission for a trained designee to do the following:
(A) Under the guidance of a licensed campus medical
professional, administer auto-injectable epinephrine to a
member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a
licensed campus medical professional is unavailable.
(B) When responsible for the safety of at least one (1) member
of the campus community, carry in a secure but accessible
location a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine that is
prescribed under a standing protocol from a health care
provider who is licensed in Indiana and whose scope of practice
includes the prescribing of medication.
(2) Provisions that a licensed campus medical professional has
responsibility for training designees in the following:
(A) The administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
(B) Identification of an anaphylactic reaction and indications
for when to use epinephrine.
(b) Each postsecondary educational institution that develops a
policy under this chapter shall designate a licensed campus medical
professional.
(c) A licensed campus medical professional may do the following:
(1) Establish and administer a standardized training protocol for
the emergency administration of epinephrine by trained
designees.
(2) Ensure that trained designees have satisfactorily completed
the training protocol.
(3) Obtain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine under a
standing protocol from a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
(4) Control distribution to trained designees of auto-injectable
epinephrine.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.45-2014, SEC.1.