Bill Text: HI HB10 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Administering of Auto-injectable Epinephrine; Students with Anaphylaxis; Testing and Management; Students with Diabetes
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-06 - Act 214, 07/02/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). [HB10 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-HB10-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 302A-1164, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending its title to read:
"§302A-1164 Self-administration of medication by student and emergency administration; self-testing and self-management of diabetes by student; assistance with diabetes testing; permitted."
2. By amending subsections (a) and (b) to read:
"(a) The department shall permit:
(1) The self-administration of medication by a student for asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes, or other potentially life‑threatening illnesses; and
(2) Department employees and agents to volunteer to
administer [glucagon]:
(A) Insulin or assist a student in administering insulin via the insulin delivery system that the student uses;
(B) Glucagon in an emergency
situation to students with diabetes[.]; or
(C) Auto-injectable epinephrine in an emergency situation to students with anaphylaxis.
(b) The student's parent or guardian shall provide the department with:
(1) Written authorization for the self-administration
of medication or the emergency administration of glucagon[;] or
auto-injectable epinephrine;
(2) In the case of self‑administration of
medication[, written]:
(A) Written certification from the student's physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant stating that the student with diabetes may perform the student's own blood glucose checks, administer insulin through the student's insulin delivery system, and otherwise attend to the care and management of the student's diabetes during any school-related activity, and that the student may possess on the student's person all necessary supplies and equipment to perform the diabetes monitoring and treatment activities, if applicable; and
(B) Written certification from the student's physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant stating that the student:
[(A)] (i) Has asthma, anaphylaxis, or
another potentially life-threatening illness; and
[(B)] (ii) Is capable of, and has been
instructed in, the proper method of self-administration of medication; and
(3) In the case of administration of insulin or
emergency administration of glucagon to a student with diabetes[,] or
auto-injectable epinephrine to a student with anaphylaxis, written
certification from the student's physician, advanced practice registered
nurse, or physician assistant stating that the student has medical orders
that insulin, glucagon, or auto-injectable epinephrine may be
administered by a volunteer."
3. By amending subsection (g) to read:
"(g) Any employee or agent who volunteers
to administer insulin or glucagon in an emergency situation to a student
with diabetes or auto-injectable epinephrine to a student with anaphylaxis
shall receive instruction in the proper administration of insulin,
glucagon, or auto-injectable epinephrine by a qualified health care
professional. A "qualified health care professional" means a
licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or
registered nurse, or certified diabetes educator. The student's parent or guardian
shall supply the school with the glucagon kit required to administer the
glucagon[.], any supplies necessary to administer insulin, or with
auto-injectable epinephrine supplies to administer epinephrine. The school
shall store the glucagon kit, insulin supplies, or auto-injectable
epinephrine supplies in a secure but accessible location."
SECTION 2. No later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2016, the department of education shall submit a report to the legislature that includes:
(1) The status of the implementation of section 1 of this Act;
(2) Any cost factors and considerations for the implementation of section 1 of this Act;
(3) The training needs of the department of education to meet the requirements of section 1 of this Act; and
(4) Any proposed legislation.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2015.
Report Title:
Administering of Auto-injectable Epinephrine; Students with Anaphylaxis; Testing and Management; Students with Diabetes
Description:
Authorizes Department of Education employees and agents to volunteer to administer auto-injectable epinephrine to a student with anaphylaxis in an emergency situation and to assist in the testing and management of diabetes for students. Allows students with diabetes to self-test and self-manage their illness. Requires Department of Education to report on the status of implementation. (HB10 CD1)
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