West Virginia Code 16-50-4 – Prescriptive authority for epinephrine auto-injectors; emergency administration
(a) An authorized health care practitioner may prescribe an epinephrine injector to an authorized entity. A pharmacist may dispense an epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription issued in the name of an authorized entity.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-50-4
- Administer: means to directly apply an epinephrine auto-injector to the body of an individual. See West Virginia Code 16-50-1
- Authorized entity: means an entity or organization where allergens capable of causing a severe allergic reaction may be present. See West Virginia Code 16-50-1
- Authorized health care practitioner: means an allopathic physician licensed to practice pursuant to the provisions of article three, chapter . See West Virginia Code 16-50-1
- Epinephrine auto-injector: means a single-use device used for the automatic injection of a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the human body. See West Virginia Code 16-50-1
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Self-administration: means an individual'. See West Virginia Code 16-50-1
(b) An authorized entity may acquire and stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription issued in accordance with this section. The epinephrine auto-injectors shall be stored in accordance with the epinephrine auto-injector's instructions. An authorized entity shall designate employees or agents who are trained pursuant to section three of this article to be responsible for the storage, maintenance and general oversight of epinephrine auto-injectors.
(c) An individual trained pursuant to section three of this article may, on the premises of or in connection with the authorized entity, use epinephrine auto-injectors to:
(1) Provide an epinephrine auto-injector to a person who the trained individual in good faith believes is experiencing a severe allergic reaction for that person's immediate self-administration, regardless of whether the person has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector or has previously been diagnosed with an allergy; or
(2) Administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a person who the trained individual in good faith believes is experiencing a severe allergic reaction, regardless of whether the person has a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector or has previously been diagnosed with an allergy.