New Hampshire Revised Statutes 200-N:2 – Emergency Administration of Epinephrine; Policies and Guidelines
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I. A postsecondary educational institution or independent school accredited to operate in this state may develop a policy in accordance with this chapter and guidelines issued under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200-N:4 for the emergency administration of auto-injectable epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a licensed campus medical professional is not available.
II. Such policy shall include:
(a) Permission for a trained designee to do the following:
(1) Administer auto-injectable epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a licensed campus medical professional is unavailable.
(2) When responsible for the safety of at least one member of the campus community, carry in a secure but accessible location a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine that is prescribed under a standing protocol from a health care provider who is licensed in New Hampshire and whose scope of practice includes the prescribing of medication.
(b) Provisions that a licensed campus medical professional has responsibility for training designees in the following:
(1) The administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
(2) Identification of an anaphylactic reaction and indications for when to use epinephrine.
III. Each postsecondary educational institution and independent school that develops a policy under this chapter shall designate a licensed campus medical professional.
IV. A licensed campus medical professional may:
(a) Establish and administer a standardized training protocol for the emergency administration of epinephrine by trained designees.
(b) Ensure that trained designees have satisfactorily completed the training protocol.
(c) Obtain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine under a standing protocol from a physician licensed under RSA 329.
(d) Control distribution to trained designees of auto-injectable epinephrine.
II. Such policy shall include:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 200-N:2
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) Permission for a trained designee to do the following:
(1) Administer auto-injectable epinephrine to a member of the campus community for anaphylaxis when a licensed campus medical professional is unavailable.
(2) When responsible for the safety of at least one member of the campus community, carry in a secure but accessible location a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine that is prescribed under a standing protocol from a health care provider who is licensed in New Hampshire and whose scope of practice includes the prescribing of medication.
(b) Provisions that a licensed campus medical professional has responsibility for training designees in the following:
(1) The administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
(2) Identification of an anaphylactic reaction and indications for when to use epinephrine.
III. Each postsecondary educational institution and independent school that develops a policy under this chapter shall designate a licensed campus medical professional.
IV. A licensed campus medical professional may:
(a) Establish and administer a standardized training protocol for the emergency administration of epinephrine by trained designees.
(b) Ensure that trained designees have satisfactorily completed the training protocol.
(c) Obtain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine under a standing protocol from a physician licensed under RSA 329.
(d) Control distribution to trained designees of auto-injectable epinephrine.