Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 494
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/04/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Burgess) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
    2  
    3         Between lines 42 and 43
    4  insert:
    5         (2) In order to address any unforeseen allergic reaction, a
    6  pharmacist may administer a weight-based dose of epinephrine
    7  using an autoinjector delivery system within the framework of an
    8  established protocol under a supervising physician licensed
    9  under chapter 458 or chapter 459.
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   11  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   12  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   13         Delete lines 10 - 11
   14  and insert:
   15         Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 465.189,
   16  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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   18  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   19  And the title is amended as follows:
   20         Delete line 6
   21  and insert:
   22         adults; specifying that certain epinephrine
   23         administered by pharmacists must be weight-based
   24         doses; providing an effective date.