HB 903 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO STUDENT HEALTH.

Summary

Authorizes a school to maintain a stock supply of bronchodilators to be administered under certain conditions. Authorizes certain employees of a school and department personnel to administer certain medication in emergency situations, under certain conditions. Amends prescription drug labeling requirements to include certain information related to a school, if applicable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB903 → HB903_HD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands school health policies by authorizing schools to maintain a stock supply of bronchodilators for asthma emergencies, clarifying that volunteer school employees can administer various emergency medications including insulin, glucagon, and seizure rescue drugs, and updating prescription labeling requirements to include school-specific information when medications are prescribed for students.

Scope change

Expanded from only bronchodilator stock supplies to include broader emergency medication administration protocols and updated prescription labeling rules for school-related prescriptions.

REQUIREMENT

Schools may now maintain a stock supply of bronchodilators for actual or perceived asthma episodes, with specific protocols for training, dispensing, and parental notification.

Updated prescription labeling requirements to include school or institution names when drugs are prescribed for students, along with additional information about refills and generic drug identification.

Added liability protections for schools, employees, and health professionals who act in accordance with the emergency medication administration requirements, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the list of medications that volunteer school employees may administer in emergencies to include insulin, glucagon, seizure rescue medication, and inhalers, not just bronchodilators.

DEFINITION

Added clear definitions for key terms including bronchodilators, epinephrine, glucagon, inhalers, seizure rescue medication, and stock bronchodilators.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date for the Act to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error in the text.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 574), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 46) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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