Mississippi HB 205: Public universities and colleges; require to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building on campus.

Bill Text

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To: Public Health and Human
Services; Appropriations
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2023

By: Representative Paden

HOUSE BILL NO. 205

AN ACT TO REQUIRE EACH EDUCATIONAL BUILDING, ADMINISTRATIVE 1
OFFICE, DORMITORY AND CAFETERIA ON THE CAMPUS OF PUBLIC 2
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO HAVE AN EPINEPHRINE 3
AUTO-INJECTOR AND AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) STORED 4
IN A SECURE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION WITHIN EACH RESPECTIVE 5
BUILDING; TO DEFINE THE TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE EACH 6
PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO ADOPT AND 7
IMPLEMENT A POLICY REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, 8
ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSAL OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS, AND THE 9
MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, TESTING AND USE OF AEDS; TO PRESCRIBE THE 10
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY; TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY LICENSED 11
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OR MEMBERS OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY TRAINED 12
BY LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO 13
ADMINISTER EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS OR USE AN AED FOR PERSONS IN 14
EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS OR CARDIAC ARREST; TO REQUIRE THE STATE 15
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF 16
HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI 17
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD, TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE 18
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES BY PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL 19
INSTITUTIONS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT 20
RULES REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, ADMINISTRATION AND 21
DISPOSAL OF AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR, AND THE MAINTENANCE, 22
STORAGE, TESTING AND USE OF AEDS ON POSTSECONDARY CAMPUSES; AND 23
FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 24
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 25
SECTION 1. As used in this act, the following terms shall 26
have the meanings ascribed in this section, unless context clearly 27
requires otherwise: 28
(a) "Anaphylaxis" means a sudden, severe and 29

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potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs when a 30
person is exposed to an allergen. 31
(b) "Automated external defibrillator" or "AED" means a 32
portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the 33
life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation 34
(VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, and is able to treat 35
them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which 36
stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an 37
effective rhythm. 38
(c) "Campus" means a public postsecondary educational 39
institution under the management and control of the Board of 40
Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning or jurisdiction 41
of the Mississippi Community College Board and may include, in 42
addition to the main campus, off-campus and secondary locations, 43
such as branch campuses, teaching locations and regional centers. 44
(d) "Epinephrine auto—injector" means a disposable 45
medical drug delivery device that contains a premeasured single 46
dose of epinephrine that is intended to be used to treat 47
anaphylaxis. 48
(e) "Licensed campus medical professional" means a 49
physician, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse, or 50
registered nurse who is appropriately licensed by the State of 51
Mississippi and is designated by an postsecondary educational 52
institution to oversee the institution's epinephrine 53

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administration, CPR instruction, automated external defibrillator 54
(AED) usage and training program. 55
(f) "Member of the campus community" means an 56
individual who is a student, faculty, or staff member of an 57
institution of higher education. 58
(g) "Public postsecondary educational institution" 59
means: 60
(i) A four-year institution of higher learning 61
under the management and control of the Board of Trustees of State 62
Institutions of Higher Learning; and 63
(ii) A two-year educational institution under the 64
jurisdiction of the Mississippi Community College Board. 65
(h) "Trained designee" means a member of the campus 66
community trained by a licensed campus medical professional in the 67
emergency administration of epinephrine via an auto-injector 68
mechanism, administration of CPR and use of an automated external 69
defibrillator (AED). 70
SECTION 2. All public postsecondary educational institutions 71
shall comply with all provisions of this act. Each campus of such 72
institutions shall have, in each educational building, 73
administrative office, dormitory and cafeteria, an epinephrine 74
auto-injector and an AED, which is stored in a secure and easily 75
accessible location within each respective building to be used by 76
a licensed campus medical professional or trained designee for use 77

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in the event of an emergency anaphylactic re