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AJC.com > Legislature > Blog > Archives > 2009 > February > 05 > Entry

Senate OKs student-administered EpiPens in school

By Mary Lou Pickel | Thursday, February 5, 2009, 12:16 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The difference between life and death could be 15 minutes.

That’s why the Senate voted Thursday 51-0 to pass a bill that would allow school children with allergies to prick themselves with an EpiPen if they suffer an attack in school.

Senate Bill 8 tells school boards to adopt a policy authorizing students who need it to self-administer an “auto-injectable epinephrine” dose.

It also allows school nurses to administer the medicine if the student is in shock, bill sponsor Jack Murphy (R-Cumming) said.

Sen. Valencia Seay (D-Riverdale) rose to add a comment broadening the issue: “This is just another reason why we need to keep school nurses.”

The school nurse program is in peril under current budget cuts.

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