Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 21-44.5-2-2 - Policy requirements; designation of licensed campus medical professional; authority(a) A policy described in section 1 of this chapter must include the following: (1) Permission for a trained designee to do the following:(A) Under the guidance of a licensed campus medical professional, administer auto-injectable epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a licensed campus medical professional is unavailable.(B) When responsible for the safety of at least one (1) member of the campus community, carry in a secure but accessible location a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine that is prescribed under a standing protocol from a health care provider who is licensed in Indiana and whose scope of practice includes the prescribing of medication.(2) Provisions that a licensed campus medical professional has responsibility for training designees in the following: (A) The administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.(B) Identification of an anaphylactic reaction and indications for when to use epinephrine.(b) Each postsecondary educational institution that develops a policy under this chapter shall designate a licensed campus medical professional.(c) A licensed campus medical professional may do the following:(1) Establish and administer a standardized training protocol for the emergency administration of epinephrine by trained designees.(2) Ensure that trained designees have satisfactorily completed the training protocol.(3) Obtain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine under a standing protocol from a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.(4) Control distribution to trained designees of auto-injectable epinephrine.Added by P.L. 45-2014, SEC. 1, eff. 3/24/2014.