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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to public school student health services;

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amending s. 1006.062, F.S.; providing that a district

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school board may authorize a school nurse to maintain

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supplies of prefilled epinephrine auto-injectors at

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schools in the school district; providing requirements for

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prescriptions; authorizing use for emergency treatment;

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amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; correcting a cross-reference;

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providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsections (6) and (7) of section 1006.062,

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Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (7) and (8),

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respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section

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to read:

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     1006.062  Administration of medication and provision of

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medical services by district school board personnel.--

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     (6)(a) Each district school board may authorize a school

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nurse who is licensed under chapter 464 and is employed by the

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district school board to maintain at each school in the school

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district an adequate supply of prefilled auto-injectors of

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epinephrine with fifteen-hundredths milligram or three-tenths

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milligram delivery. The school nurse shall recommend to the

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district school board the number of prefilled epinephrine auto-

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injectors to be maintained at each school.

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     (b) To obtain prefilled epinephrine auto-injectors for a

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school district, a written prescription from a physician or a

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physician assistant licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 or

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a nurse licensed under chapter 464 is required. The school

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nurse's name must appear on the prescription, the school district

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must be designated as the patient, and the prescription must be

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filled at a pharmacy licensed under chapter 465.

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     (c) Based on a school nurse's training in recognizing an

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acute episode of an anaphylactic reaction, the school nurse shall

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have the discretion to use an epinephrine auto-injector on any

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student that he or she believes is having a life-threatening

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anaphylactic reaction.

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     Section 2.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section

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1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1002.20  K-12 student and parent rights.--Parents of public

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school students must receive accurate and timely information

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regarding their child's academic progress and must be informed of

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ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12

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students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory rights

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including, but not limited to, the following:

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     (3)  HEALTH ISSUES.--

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     (e)  Contraceptive services to public school students.--In

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accordance with the provisions of s. 1006.062(8)(7), students may

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not be referred to or offered contraceptive services at school

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facilities without the parent's consent.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.