West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 50 – Epinephrine Auto-Injector Availability and Use


16-50-1	Definitions
16-50-2	Authority
16-50-3	Educational training programs
16-50-4	Prescriptive authority for epinephrine auto-injectors; emergency administration
16-50-5	Not practice of medicine; limits on liability

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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
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Department: means the Department of Health and Human Resources. 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