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2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XV - Education
Title 200-N - Epinephrine Administration in Postsecondary Educational Institutions and Independent Schools
Section 200-N:2 - Emergency Administration of Epinephrine; Policies and Guidelines.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 200-N:2 (2022)
200-N:2 Emergency Administration of Epinephrine; Policies and Guidelines. –
I. A postsecondary educational institution or independent school accredited to operate in this state may develop a policy in accordance with this chapter and guidelines issued under RSA 200-N:4 for the emergency administration of auto-injectable epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a licensed campus medical professional is not available.
II. Such policy shall include:
(a) Permission for a trained designee to do the following:
(1) Administer auto-injectable epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a licensed campus medical professional is unavailable.
(2) When responsible for the safety of at least one 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 New Hampshire and whose scope of practice includes the prescribing of medication.
(b) Provisions that a licensed campus medical professional has responsibility for training designees in the following:
(1) The administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
(2) Identification of an anaphylactic reaction and indications for when to use epinephrine.
III. Each postsecondary educational institution and independent school that develops a policy under this chapter shall designate a licensed campus medical professional.
IV. A licensed campus medical professional may:
(a) Establish and administer a standardized training protocol for the emergency administration of epinephrine by trained designees.
(b) Ensure that trained designees have satisfactorily completed the training protocol.
(c) Obtain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine under a standing protocol from a physician licensed under RSA 329.
(d) Control distribution to trained designees of auto-injectable epinephrine.
I. A postsecondary educational institution or independent school accredited to operate in this state may develop a policy in accordance with this chapter and guidelines issued under RSA 200-N:4 for the emergency administration of auto-injectable epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a licensed campus medical professional is not available.
II. Such policy shall include:
(a) Permission for a trained designee to do the following:
(1) Administer auto-injectable epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a licensed campus medical professional is unavailable.
(2) When responsible for the safety of at least one 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 New Hampshire and whose scope of practice includes the prescribing of medication.
(b) Provisions that a licensed campus medical professional has responsibility for training designees in the following:
(1) The administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
(2) Identification of an anaphylactic reaction and indications for when to use epinephrine.
III. Each postsecondary educational institution and independent school that develops a policy under this chapter shall designate a licensed campus medical professional.
IV. A licensed campus medical professional may:
(a) Establish and administer a standardized training protocol for the emergency administration of epinephrine by trained designees.
(b) Ensure that trained designees have satisfactorily completed the training protocol.
(c) Obtain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine under a standing protocol from a physician licensed under RSA 329.
(d) Control distribution to trained designees of auto-injectable epinephrine.
Source. 2015, 45:1, eff. July 17, 2015. 2016, 42:1, eff. July 2, 2016.
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