HB 333: Medications in Schools Amendments - Utah

Substitute #2 → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates the Utah Code to clarify definitions and procedures for managing epinephrine and asthma medication in schools. It adds a specific definition for 'epinephrine nasal spray' and expands the rules allowing students to possess and self-administer this specific device. The changes also refine training requirements and liability protections for qualified adults and schools.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on school safety and medical emergency protocols, but it now explicitly includes epinephrine nasal spray as a permitted device for student possession and self-administration under certain conditions.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'epinephrine nasal spray' to distinguish it from injectable auto-injectors.

Added a new definition for 'qualified injectable epinephrine auto-injectorrescue medication entity' to clarify which organizations must store these devices.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified Section 26B-4-407 to explicitly allow public schools to permit students to possess and self-administer epinephrine nasal spray with parental and medical authorization.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting errors where section numbers were merged with text (e.g., '1818 years old' changed to '18 years old').

Introduced → Substitute #1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends Utah's school health laws to replace the term 'epinephrine auto-injector' with 'epinephrine rescue medication' to better reflect that the device can be used for other life-threatening allergic reactions beyond anaphylaxis. It also reorganizes the bill's sections to align with the new terminology and updates the Senate sponsor's name. The core policy regarding training, storage, and liability remains substantively the same.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding who can administer medication and under what conditions remains unchanged; the only scope change is the renaming of the specific medical device throughout the text.

DEFINITION

The term 'epinephrine auto-injector' was changed to 'epinephrine rescue medication' in multiple sections to broaden the legal definition beyond just the specific device type.

TECHNICAL

The Senate Sponsor name was updated from 'LONG' to 'Ann Millner' in the header information.

The internal section numbering of the bill was adjusted (e.g., Section 7 became Section 7 in the new version but covered different content in the old version) to accommodate the text changes, though the substantive content of the sections remained consistent.

Substitute #1 → Substitute #2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Utah's school medication laws to expand protections and options for managing anaphylaxis and asthma. The primary change is replacing the term 'epinephrine auto-injector' with broader terms like 'epinephrine rescue medication' and 'injectable epinephrine rescue medication' to include nasal spray devices. The bill also adds a new definition for 'epinephrine nasal spray' and renumbers several sections to accommodate these additions. These changes allow schools to use nasal spray devices for treating severe allergic reactions while maintaining the existing legal framework for auto-injectors.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of covered medical devices from only auto-injectors to include nasal spray devices for epinephrine administration, while maintaining the existing framework for stock albuterol and auto-injectors.

DEFINITION

Added new definition for 'epinephrine nasal spray' as a portable drug delivery device that treats anaphylactic reactions through nasal administration

Changed 'epinephrine auto-injector' to 'epinephrine rescue medication' and 'injectable epinephrine rescue medication' to encompass both injection and nasal spray delivery methods

Renumbered and reorganized definition sections to accommodate the new epinephrine nasal spray definition and related terminology changes

TECHNICAL

Updated cross-references throughout the bill to reflect the new terminology and renumbered sections

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