2015 -- H 5699 | |
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LC001546 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives MacBeth, McLaughlin, Serpa, Messier, and Casey | |
Date Introduced: February 26, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-21 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" |
2 | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 16-21-35. Epinephrine auto-injectors. -- (a) All public schools in this state shall |
4 | provide and maintain a stock of emergency epinephrine auto-injectors, on school grounds and at |
5 | all times. Such emergency epinephrine auto-injectors shall be maintained in quantities determined |
6 | by the department of health and the department of elementary and secondary education to be |
7 | adequate for the school. Such epinephrine auto-injectors shall be available to administer first aid |
8 | to students who experience allergic reactions, regardless of whether the students have prior |
9 | written authorization from a parent or guardian for the administration of epinephrine. |
10 | (b) The department of health and the department of elementary and secondary education |
11 | shall jointly promulgate a set of rules and regulations to address the procedures for ensuring that |
12 | emergency epinephrine auto-injectors are kept in a conspicuous place, are readily available, and |
13 | that their proper use and location is made known to school personnel. |
14 | (c) No school teacher, school nurse teacher, school administrator, or other school |
15 | personnel shall be liable for civil damages which may result from acts or omissions relating to the |
16 | use of the emergency epinephrine auto-injectors, which may constitute ordinary negligence; nor |
17 | shall the school personnel identified in this subsection be subject to criminal prosecution for any |
18 | acts or omissions in the good faith administration of or assisting a student in the administration of |
19 | emergency epinephrine auto-injectors. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions |
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1 | constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton conduct. |
2 | (d) Training in the use of emergency epinephrine auto-injectors shall be made available |
3 | to school teachers, school nurse teachers, school administrators, or other school personnel, which |
4 | training shall be conducted by a school nurse teacher. Participation in such training shall be |
5 | optional, and no school teacher, school nurse teacher, school administrator, or other school |
6 | personnel shall be subject to penalty or disciplinary action for refusing to be trained in |
7 | administration of emergency epinephrine auto-injectors. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY | |
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1 | This act would require public schools to maintain and have available on school grounds |
2 | emergency epinephrine auto-injectors. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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