Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. An
individual may apply, on a form prescribed by the Department, for a certificate
for emergency epinephrine, which shall be valid for up to 1 year if the
applicant:
(1) Is an operator of a youth
camp;
(2) Is at least 18 years old;
and
(3) Has successfully completed,
at the applicant's expense, an emergency epinephrine educational training
program approved by the Department.
B. The applicant shall submit to the
Department with the form required in §A of this regulation a written
policy that includes:
(1) Designation of
agents;
(2) The name of the
approved emergency epinephrine educational training program; and
(3) Procedures to:
(a) Store emergency auto-injectable
epinephrine;
(b) Notify a parent or
guardian that emergency auto-injectable epinephrine is available at
camp;
(c) Maintain the emergency
auto-injectable epinephrine in a secure manner;
(d) Report use of emergency auto-injectable
epinephrine according to Regulation .06 of this chapter;
(e) Train an emergency epinephrine
certificate holder and agent annually; and
(f) Maintain documentation of an emergency
epinephrine certificate holder and agent training for 3 years.
C. A provider of an
emergency epinephrine educational training program may apply to the Department
to have the training program recognized as approved for 5 years by submitting:
(1) An application form prescribed by the
Department;
(2) A copy of all
training program materials, including but not limited to handouts,
presentations, and exams; and
(3)
The following credentials of the instructor:
(a) Name;
(b) License type as required in §E of
this regulation; and
(c) License
number.
D. An
emergency epinephrine educational training program shall include:
(1) The signs and symptoms of
anaphylaxis;
(2) Use of an
emergency auto-injectable epinephrine pen;
(3) Follow-up procedures with a parent or
guardian after an emergency auto-injectable epinephrine is
administered;
(4) A skills
demonstration; and
(5) A written
examination.
E. An
individual teaching an emergency epinephrine educational training program shall
be licensed as a physician, a registered nurse, or a certified nurse
practitioner.
F. The Department
shall:
(1) Issue a certificate for emergency
epinephrine to an applicant who meets the requirements in §§A and B
of this regulation;
(2) Deny,
revoke or suspend a certificate for emergency epinephrine from an applicant who
does not meet the requirements in §§A and B of this
regulation;
(3) Approve an
emergency epinephrine educational training program if the training program
meets the requirements of §C of this regulation;
(4) Disapprove an emergency epinephrine
educational training program if the training program does not meet the
requirement of §C of this regulation; and
(5) On or before January 31 of each year,
publish a report summarizing the information obtained from the Reportable
Incident Report Forms submitted to the Department related to the use of
auto-injectable epinephrine at youth camps.
G. A physician licensed to practice medicine
in the State may prescribe auto-injectable epinephrine in the name of a
certificate for emergency epinephrine holder.
H. A pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy
in the State or a physician may dispense auto-injectable epinephrine under a
prescription issued to a certificate for emergency epinephrine
holder.
I. A certificate for
emergency epinephrine holder may:
(1) On
presentment of a certificate for emergency epinephrine, receive from any
physician licensed to practice medicine in the State a prescription for
auto-injectable epinephrine; and
(2) Possess and store prescribed
auto-injectable epinephrine.
J. In an emergency situation when physician
or emergency medical services are not immediately available, a certificate for
emergency epinephrine holder or agent may administer auto-injectable
epinephrine to an individual who is experiencing or believed in good faith by
the certificate for emergency epinephrine holder or agent to be experiencing
anaphylaxis.
