Bill Text: TX HB2413 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the emergency administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by peace officers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-06 - Referred to Public Health [HB2413 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2413-Introduced.html
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| By: Lambert | H.B. No. 2413 | |
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| relating to the emergency administration of an epinephrine | ||
| auto-injector by peace officers. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter O to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER O. EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE | ||
| Sec. 1701.701. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, | ||
| "epinephrine auto-injector" means a disposable medical drug | ||
| delivery device that contains a premeasured single dose of | ||
| epinephrine that is intended to be used to treat anaphylaxis. | ||
| Sec. 1701.702. ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE. (a) A peace | ||
| officer may possess and administer an epinephrine auto-injector in | ||
| accordance with this subchapter. | ||
| (b) A peace officer may possess and administer epinephrine | ||
| through an auto-injector device to a person in an emergency | ||
| situation only if the peace officer has successfully completed | ||
| training in the use of the device in a course approved by the | ||
| commission. The commission, in consultation with the Department of | ||
| State Health Services, shall approve a training course on the | ||
| administration of epinephrine through an auto-injector device. | ||
| Sec. 1701.703. NOT PRACTICE OF HEALTH CARE. The | ||
| administration by a peace officer of epinephrine through an | ||
| auto-injector device to a person in accordance with the | ||
| requirements of this subchapter does not constitute the unlawful | ||
| practice of any health care profession. | ||
| Sec. 1701.704. NO CAUSE OF ACTION. Notwithstanding any | ||
| other law, this subchapter does not create a civil, criminal, or | ||
| administrative cause of action or liability or create a standard of | ||
| care, obligation, or duty that provides a basis for a cause of | ||
| action for an act or omission under this subchapter. | ||
| Sec. 1701.705. GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY NOT WAIVED. This | ||
| subchapter does not waive governmental immunity from suit or | ||
| liability. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall approve a | ||
| training course consistent with Section 1701.702, Occupations | ||
| Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
