Bill Text: IA HF2441 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to child care facilities and epinephrine auto-injector supplies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-19 - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 302. [HF2441 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HF2441-Introduced.html
House File 2441 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2441 BY DERRY A BILL FOR An Act relating to child care facilities and epinephrine 1 auto-injector supplies. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5989YH (2) 88 as/rh
H.F. 2441 Section 1. Section 135.185, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 1 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. “Facility” means a food establishment as defined in 3 section 137F.1 , a carnival as defined in section 88A.1 , a child 4 care facility as defined in section 237A.1, a recreational 5 camp, a youth sports facility, or a sports arena. 6 Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— CHILD CARE 7 FACILITIES —— EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR SUPPLIES. The 8 department of human services shall adopt rules pursuant to 9 chapter 17A to implement and administer this Act, including but 10 not limited to standards and procedures for the prescription, 11 distribution, storage, replacement, and administration of 12 epinephrine auto-injectors, and for training and authorization 13 to be required for personnel authorized to administer 14 epinephrine. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill relates to child care facilities and epinephrine 19 auto-injector supplies. 20 The bill amends the definition of “facility” for purposes 21 of Code section 135.185, which allows a facility to obtain a 22 prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors and maintain a 23 supply of such auto-injectors in a secure location for use as 24 provided in the Code section to include a child care facility 25 as defined in Code section 237A.1. Personnel authorized to 26 administer epinephrine may provide or administer an epinephrine 27 auto-injector from the facility’s supply to an individual 28 present at the facility if such personnel reasonably and in 29 good faith believe the individual is having an anaphylactic 30 reaction. 31 The bill requires the department of human services to adopt 32 rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A to implement and administer 33 the bill, including but not limited to standards and procedures 34 for the prescription, distribution, storage, replacement, and 35 -1- LSB 5989YH (2) 88 as/rh 1/ 2
H.F. 2441 administration of epinephrine auto-injectors, and for training 1 and authorization to be required for personnel authorized to 2 administer epinephrine. 3 -2- LSB 5989YH (2) 88 as/rh 2/ 2
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