Public Act 097-0361 Public Act 0361 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 097-0361 | HB3294 Enrolled | LRB097 10922 RPM 51480 b |
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| AN ACT concerning schools.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 22-30 as follows:
| (105 ILCS 5/22-30)
| Sec. 22-30. Self-administration of medication and school | nurse administration .
| (a) In this Section:
| "Asthma inhaler" means a quick reliever asthma inhaler. | "Epinephrine auto-injector" means a medical device for | immediate self-administration by a person at risk of | anaphylaxis.
| "Medication" means a medicine, prescribed by (i) a | physician
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,
| (ii) a physician assistant who has been delegated the authority | to prescribe
asthma
medications by his or her supervising | physician, or (iii) an advanced practice
registered nurse who | has a written
collaborative agreement with a collaborating | physician that delegates the
authority
to prescribe asthma | medications,
for a pupil that pertains to the pupil's
asthma | and that has an individual prescription label.
| "Self-administration" means a pupil's discretionary use of |
| and ability to carry his or
her prescribed asthma medication.
| (b) A school, whether public or nonpublic, must permit the
| self-administration of
medication by a pupil with asthma or the | use of an epinephrine auto-injector by a pupil, provided that:
| (1) the parents or
guardians of the pupil provide to | the school (i) written
authorization from the parents or | guardians for the self-administration of medication or | (ii) for use of an epinephrine auto-injector, written | authorization from the pupil's physician, physician | assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse; and
| (2) the
parents or guardians of the pupil provide to | the school (i) the prescription label, which must contain | the name of the medication, the prescribed dosage, and the | time at which or circumstances under which the medication | is to be administered, or (ii) for use of an epinephrine | auto-injector, a
written
statement from the pupil's | physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
| registered nurse containing
the following information:
| (A) the name and purpose of the epinephrine | auto-injector;
| (B) the prescribed dosage; and
| (C) the time or times at which or the special | circumstances
under which the epinephrine | auto-injector is to be administered.
| The information provided shall be kept on file in the office of | the school
nurse or,
in the absence of a school nurse, the |
| school's administrator.
| (b-5) A school district or nonpublic school may authorize | the provision of an epinephrine auto-injector to a student or | any personnel authorized under a student's Individual Health | Care Action Plan, Illinois Food Allergy Emergency Action Plan | and Treatment Authorization Form, or plan pursuant to Section | 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to administer an | epinephrine auto-injector to the student, that meets the | prescription on file. | (b-10) The school district or nonpublic school may | authorize a school nurse do the following: (i) provide an | epinephrine auto-injector to a student or any personnel | authorized under a student's Individual Health Care Action | Plan, Illinois Food Allergy Emergency Action Plan and Treatment | Authorization Form, or plan pursuant to Section 504 of the | federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to administer an epinephrine | auto-injector to the student, that meets the prescription on | file; (ii) administer an epinephrine auto-injector that meets | the prescription on file to any student who has an Individual | Health Care Action Plan, Illinois Food Allergy Emergency Action | Plan and Treatment Authorization Form, or plan pursuant to | Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that | authorizes the use of an Epinephrine auto-injector; and (iii) | administer an epinephrine auto-injector to any student that the | school nurse in good faith professionally believes is having an | anaphylactic reaction. |
| (c) The school district or nonpublic school must inform the | parents or
guardians of the
pupil, in writing, that the school | district or nonpublic school and its
employees and
agents , | including a physician providing standing protocol or | prescription for school epinephrine auto-injectors,
are to | incur no liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a | result
of any injury arising from the
self-administration of | medication or use of an epinephrine auto-injector by the pupil | regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil's | parents or guardians or by the pupil's physician, physician's | assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse. The parents | or guardians
of the pupil must sign a statement acknowledging | that the school district
or nonpublic school and its employees | and agents are is to incur no liability, except for willful and | wanton
conduct, as a result of any injury arising
from the
| self-administration of medication or use of an epinephrine | auto-injector by the pupil regardless of whether authorization | was given by the pupil's parents or guardians or by the pupil's | physician, physician's assistant, or advanced practice | registered nurse and that the parents or
guardians must | indemnify and hold harmless the school district or nonpublic
| school and
its
employees and agents against any claims, except | a claim based on willful and
wanton conduct, arising out of the
| self-administration of medication or use of an epinephrine | auto-injector by the pupil regardless of whether authorization | was given by the pupil's parents or guardians or by the pupil's |
| physician, physician's assistant, or advanced practice | registered nurse. When a school nurse administers an | epinephrine auto-injector to a student whom the school nurse in | good faith professionally believes is having an anaphylactic | reaction, notwithstanding the lack of notice to the parents or | guardians of the pupil or the absence of the parents or | guardians signed statement acknowledging no liability, except | for willful and wanton conduct, the school district or | nonpublic school and its employees and agents, including a | physician providing standing protocol or prescription for | school epinephrine auto-injectors, are to incur no liability, | except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any | injury arising from the use of an epinephrine auto-injector | regardless of whether authorization was given by the pupil's | parents or guardians or by the pupil's physician, physician's | assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse.
| (d) The permission for self-administration of medication | or use of an epinephrine auto-injector is effective
for the | school year for which it is granted and shall be renewed each
| subsequent school year upon fulfillment of the requirements of | this
Section.
| (e) Provided that the requirements of this Section are | fulfilled, a
pupil with asthma may possess and use his or her | medication or a pupil may possess and use an epinephrine | auto-injector (i) while in
school, (ii) while at a | school-sponsored activity, (iii) while under the
supervision |
| of
school personnel, or (iv) before or after normal school | activities, such
as while in before-school or after-school care | on school-operated
property.
| (f) The school district or nonpublic school may maintain at | a school in a locked, secure location a supply of epinephrine | auto-injectors. A physician may prescribe epinephrine | auto-injectors in the name of the school district or nonpublic | school to be maintained for use when necessary. The school | district or nonpublic school supply of epinephrine | auto-injectors may be provided to and utilized by any student | authorized to self-administer that meets the prescription on | file or by any personnel authorized under a student's | Individual Health Care Action Plan, Illinois Food Allergy | Emergency Action Plan and Treatment Authorization Form, or plan | pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of | 1973 to administer an epinephrine auto-injector to the student, | that meets the prescription on file. When a student does not | have an epinephrine auto-injector or a prescription for an | epinephrine auto-injector on file, the school nurse may utilize | the school district or nonpublic school supply of epinephrine | auto-injectors to respond to anaphylactic reaction, under a | standing protocol from a physician licensed to practice | medicine in all its branches and the requirements of this | Section. | (Source: P.A. 96-1460, eff. 8-20-10.)
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| Section 10. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is | amended by changing Section 3.21 as follows:
| (410 ILCS 620/3.21) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.21)
| Sec. 3.21. Except as authorized by this Act, the Controlled | Substances
Act, the Pharmacy Practice Act, the Dental Practice | Act, the Medical
Practice Act of 1987, the Veterinary Medicine | and Surgery Practice Act of
2004, or the Podiatric Medical | Practice Act of 1987, or Section 22-30 of the School Code, to | sell or dispense a
prescription drug without a prescription.
| (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law.
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Effective Date: 8/15/2011
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