HB 1661 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Administration of medications to treat adrenal crisis.

Summary
Provides that a prescriber may authorize an employee of (i) a school board, (ii) a school for students with disabilities, or (iii) an accredited private school who is trained in the administration of injected medications for the treatment of adrenal crisis resulting from a condition causing adrenal insufficiency to administer such medications to a student diagnosed with a condition causing adrenal insufficiency when the student is believed to be experiencing or about to experience an adrenal crisis pursuant to a written order or standing protocol issued within the course of the prescriber's professional practice and with the consent of the student's parents. The bill provides that any such authorized employee who administers or assists in the administration of such medications to a student diagnosed with a condition causing adrenal insufficiency when the student is believed to be experiencing or about to experience an adrenal crisis in accordance with the prescriber's instructions shall not be liable for any civil damages for ordinary negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 5, 2017 Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 713 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by until Monday, February 6, 2017
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
legislature
Jan 5, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101314D
legislature
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.