HB2648 S JUD AMT

Graham 4841

            The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

            Eng. Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 2648--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-46-1, §16-46-2, §16-46-3, §16-46-4 and §16-46-5, all relating to availability and use of epinephrine auto-injectors; providing definitions; providing for legislative rules; providing for training; providing prescriptive authority to health care practitioners in certain circumstances; providing authority to pharmacists to dispense epinephrine auto-injectors in certain circumstances; providing for the storage and emergency use of epinephrine auto-injectors; providing that in certain circumstances the use of epinephrine auto-injectors is not the practice of medicine; providing that in certain circumstances one authorized to prescribe, possess or train regarding epinephrine auto-injectors is not liable for civil damages; and further providing that certain individuals who administer or provide an epinephrine auto-injector to a person is immune from liability for civil action unless the act or omission was grossly negligent or willful misconduct.

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