Adopted by House 3-13-2013
HB2729 H JUD AMT 3-8
     The Committee on the Judiciary moves to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
     H. B. 2729 -- "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-22c, relating to epinephrine auto-injectors; allowing schools to voluntarily maintain and use epinephrine auto-injectors; providing for the administration of an auto-injector by a school nurse or other trained and authorized nonmedical school personnel for emergency care or treatment of anaphylactic reactions; allowing the issuance of standing orders and protocols by physicians to schools to obtain epinephrine auto-injectors; setting forth notice requirements; allowing students who self-inject to use the school supply of epinephrine auto-injectors; setting forth immunity from liability for school nurses and trained and authorized nonmedical school personnel; allowing county school boards to participate in free or discounted manufacturer sponsored pharmaceutical programs to obtain epinephrine auto-injectors; providing for data collection and reporting requirements; and setting forth rule-making authority to effectuate the provisions of the section."