HB 737 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 737
AN ACT relative to the possession and use of epinephrine auto-injector devices by emergency medical care providers.
SPONSORS: Rep. M. Fuller Clark, Rock 36; Rep. French, Merr 3; Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill permits licensed emergency medical care providers to possess and use epinephrine auto-injector devices.
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01-1007
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to the possession and use of epinephrine auto-injector devices by emergency medical care providers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Availability; Collaborative Agreements; Possession. Amend RSA 153-A by inserting after section 31 the following new subdivision:
Availability of Epinephrine Auto-Injector Devices
153-A:32 Availability of Epinephrine Auto-Injector Devices; Collaborative Agreements. All individuals, at all levels of licensure, licensed as emergency medical care providers under this chapter, may purchase, acquire, possess, and use epinephrine auto-injector devices pursuant to a collaborative agreement with an emergency medical service unit. Any collaborative agreement shall include a written agreement that incorporates written practice protocols in accordance with RSA 318:42, X, and policies and procedures that shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. An emergency medical service unit shall file a copy of a collaborative agreement with the director and with the appropriate public agency prior to using any epinephrine auto-injector device.
153-A:33 Possession and Use of Epinephrine Auto-injector Devices. The possession and use of epinephrine auto-injector devices shall be limited as follows:
I. No person shall use an epinephrine auto-injector device unless the person has successfully completed a training course in the use of epinephrine auto-injector devices approved by the director pursuant to rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A. This paragraph shall not prohibit the use of an epinephrine auto-injector device by a health care practitioner licensed to practice in this state and acting within the scope of practice, or any person acting pursuant to a lawful prescription.
II. Every emergency medical care provider authorized to possess and use epinephrine auto-injector devises under this subdivision shall use, maintain, and dispose of such devices as prescribed in rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A.
III. Every use of an epinephrine auto-injector device pursuant to this subdivision shall immediately be reported to the emergency medical service unit.
153-A:34 Liability; Application.
I. The use of an epinephrine auto-injector device pursuant to this subdivision shall be considered emergency medical services for the purpose of limitation of liability under this chapter.
II. The purchase, acquisition, or use of an epinephrine auto-injector device pursuant to this subdivision shall not constitute the unlawful practice of a regulated health care profession.
III. Any person otherwise authorized to sell or provide an epinephrine auto-injector device may sell or provide it to a person authorized to possess it pursuant to this subdivision.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.