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311.646 Prescription epinephrine auto-injectors.
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A health-care practitioner may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of
an authorized entity or to a certified individual for use in accordance with this
section.
A pharmacist may dispense epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription
issued in the name of an authorized entity or to a certified individual.
The Department for Public Health, the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, the
Kentucky Board of Nursing, the American Red Cross, or other training programs
approved by the Department for Public Health may conduct in-person or on-line
training for administering lifesaving treatment to persons believed in good faith to
be experiencing severe allergic reactions and issue a certificate of training to
persons completing the training. The training shall include instructions for
recognizing the symptoms of anaphylaxis and administering an epinephrine autoinjector.
An individual who has a certificate issued under this section may:
(a) Receive a prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors from a health-care
practitioner;
(b) Possess prescribed epinephrine auto-injectors; and
(c) In an emergency situation when a physician is not immediately available and
the certified individual in good faith believes a person is experiencing a severe
allergic reaction regardless of whether the person has a prescription for an
epinephrine auto-injector or has previously been diagnosed with an allergy:
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Administer an epinephrine auto-injector to the person; and
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Provide an epinephrine auto-injector to the person for immediate selfadministration.
An authorized entity that acquires and stocks a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors
with a valid prescription shall:
(a) Store the epinephrine auto-injectors in accordance with manufacturer's
instructions and with any additional requirements established by the
department; and
(b) Designate an employee or agent who holds a certificate issued under this
section to be responsible for the storage, maintenance, and general oversight
of epinephrine auto-injectors acquired by the authorized entity.
Any individual or entity who administers or provides an epinephrine auto-injector to
a person who is experiencing a severe allergic reaction shall contact the local
emergency medical services system as soon as possible.
Any individual or entity who acquires and stocks a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors in accordance with this section shall notify an agent of the local emergency
medical services system and the local emergency communications or vehicle
dispatch center of the existence, location, and type of the epinephrine auto-injectors
acquired if a severe allergic reaction has occurred.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 30, effective June 24, 2015.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/24/2015). 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 32
provides that this statute and KRS 311.645 and 311.647 created in 2015 Ky. Acts ch.
113, secs. 29, 30, and 31 may be cited as the "Emergency Allergy Treatment Act."
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