AN ACT relating to undesignated glucagon.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; permit health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense undesignated glucagon in the name of a school or to a trained individual; permit trained individuals to receive, possess, and administer undesignated glucagon during diabetic medical emergencies; permit schools to stock undesignated glucagon; provide for immunity from civil liability for any personal injury resulting from good faith actions to use undesignated glucagon to treat diabetic medical emergencies.

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would allow schools to keep a supply of glucagon on hand without it being prescribed to a specific student. Trained individuals at schools could use this emergency medication to help someone experiencing a severe low blood sugar crisis caused by diabetes. The bill also protects those who act in good faith to administer the medication from being held legally liable. Who it may affect: students with diabetes, school staff, and school administrators.

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