MA H508

Bill

MA H508

Improving students’ access to life saving treatments

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
11/12/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the emergency administration of glucagon in schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve students' access to lifesaving treatments by allowing trained school staff members to administer glucagon, a medication used to treat severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), when a nurse is not present. The bill requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Public Health to jointly promulgate regulations for the emergency administration of glucagon by trained school staff, provided the student's parent or guardian has given written permission. The bill also protects trained school staff from liability for administering glucagon in good faith, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct, and specifies that the trained staff member will not be considered to be practicing nursing.

Committee Categories

Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (26)

Jim Arciero (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Michael Finn (D), Carole Fiola (D), Bill Galvin (D), Sean Garballey (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Kevin Honan (D), Brad Jones (R), Louis Kafka (D), Hannah Kane (R), Jason Lewis (D), Becca Rausch (D), John Rogers (D), Jeff Roy (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D), José Tosado (D), RoseLee Vincent (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H508

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H508	02/27/2019
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H508.pdf	02/27/2019

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