Illinois HB4247 allows pupils with asthma to self-administer and self-carry asthma medication and epinephrine injectors in school, and permits school.
Illinois HB4247 amends the School Code to allow pupils with asthma to self-administer and self-carry their asthma medication and epinephrine injectors while in school, at school-sponsored activities, or under school supervision. The bill also allows school nurses and trained personnel to administer undesignated epinephrine injectors, opioid antagonists, and asthma medication to students or others in good faith believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis, opioid overdose, or respiratory distress.
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