McEachin's SB 656 Unanimously Passes Committee

Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 10, 2012

Legislation that would encourage local school boards to maintain a supply of EpiPens to administer to students suffering from severe allergic reactions appears on track to pass the General Assembly this year.

Senate Bill 656, sponsored by Sen. A. Donald McEachin, D-Henrico, unanimously passed the Senate Education and Health Committee and now heads to the Senate floor. Companion legislation in the House of Delegates, House Bill 1107, cleared the House Education Committee Wednesday on a 20-1 vote.

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The bill would authorize a school nurse or a trained and authorized school employee to administer the injection of epinephrine to a student who has a prescription on file or who is believed to be suffering from an anaphylactic reaction.

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