PRINTER'S NO. 2174
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1628
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT, STURLA, BOBACK,
YOUNGBLOOD, DRISCOLL, CALTAGIRONE, FLYNN, D. COSTA, V. BROWN,
ROEBUCK, DONATUCCI, READSHAW, McNEILL, SOLOMON, ROZZI AND
CONKLIN, JUNE 28, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 28, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in school health services, further
providing for school access to emergency epinephrine.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1414.2(a), (c) and (d) of the act of
March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code
of 1949, are amended to read:
Section 1414.2. School Access to Emergency Epinephrine.--(a)
Subject to subsection (g), a school entity or nonpublic school
[may] shall authorize a trained school employe to:
(1) provide an epinephrine auto-injector that meets the
prescription on file for either the individual student or the
school entity or nonpublic school to a student who is authorized
to self-administer an epinephrine auto-injector;
(2) administer to a student an epinephrine auto-injector
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that meets the prescription on file for either the individual
student or the school entity or nonpublic school; and
(3) administer an epinephrine auto-injector that meets the
prescription on file for the school entity or nonpublic school
to a student that the employe in good faith believes to be
having an anaphylactic reaction.
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(c) A school entity or nonpublic school [may] shall maintain
at a school in a safe, secure location a supply of epinephrine
auto-injectors.
(d) A school entity or nonpublic school [that authorizes the
provision of epinephrine auto-injectors under this section]
shall designate one or more individuals at each school who shall
be responsible for the storage and use of the epinephrine auto-
injectors.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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