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This bill addresses bronchodilator rescue inhaler use in Tennessee by creating two main provisions: first, it allows healthcare practitioners to prescribe and pharmacists to dispense rescue inhalers to various authorized entities like child care agencies, restaurants, sports leagues, and theme parks. These entities can maintain inhalers in secure, unlocked locations and have designated employees administer them to individuals experiencing asthma symptoms or respiratory distress in emergency situations. The bill provides legal protection for employees, healthcare practitioners, and pharmacists who administer or prescribe these inhalers, as long as they act in good faith and without intentional disregard for safety. Second, the bill encourages schools (including local education agencies and public charter schools) to keep at least two bronchodilator rescue inhalers in locations like school offices or nurse's offices, allowing school nurses or trained personnel to administer them to students experiencing asthma symptoms. The bill also mandates that the state board of education develop clinical protocols for inhaler administration and provides liability protections for school personnel who administer inhalers in good faith. The bill will take effect partially upon becoming law (for rule-making purposes) and fully on July 1, 2026.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0760&ga=114