§ 35-4-904 — Standing order for epinephrine auto-injector or opiate antagonist; anaphylaxis and drug overdose treatment policy; rules

Wyoming § 35-4-904

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 4: HEALTH REGULATIONS GENERALLY
• Art. 9: EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ACT

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(a) A practitioner acting in good faith and exercising
reasonable care may prescribe by a standing order an epinephrine
auto-injector or an opiate antagonist to an entity that, in the
course of the entity's official duties or business, may be in a
position to assist a person experiencing anaphylaxis or an
opiate related drug overdose.
(b) An entity prescribed an epinephrine auto-injector or
an opiate antagonist by standing order shall establish an
anaphylaxis or a drug overdose treatment policy in accordance
with rules adopted by the department of health. The anaphylaxis
or drug overdose treatment policy shall:
(i) Provide for the designation of individuals to
receive training and instructional materials on how to recognize
and respond to anaphylaxis or an opiate related drug overdose
and ensure that a person to whom epinephrine or an opiate
antagonist has been administered receives additional medical
care and a medical evaluation;
(ii) Provide for reporting to the department of
health, in the manner and form prescribed by the department, all
anaphylaxis events or opiate related drug overdoses for which
epinephrine or an opiate antagonist is administered under this
article.
(c) The Wyoming state board of medicine and the Wyoming
state board of nursing may adopt rules as necessary to implement
and administer prescription of an epinephrine auto-injector or
an opiate antagonist by a standing order.