D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A1102

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 5-A1102 - ADMINISTRATION OF DESIGNATED OR UNDESIGNATED EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS

1102.1

In emergency circumstances, a certified employee or agent of a public school may administer epinephrine via an undesignated epinephrine auto- injector to a public school student or a designated epinephrine auto- injector to the student to whom it is prescribed if:

(a) The certified employee or agent believes, in good faith, that the student is suffering from or about to suffer from an anaphylactic reaction; and

(b) The student is on the public school premises, on a school bus, or on a field trip or other sanctioned excursion away from the public school premises.

1102.2

After the administration of epinephrine via a designated or undesignated epinephrine auto- injector to a public school student pursuant to this chapter, the public school shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) The student shall be immediately transported by emergency medical services to a hospital emergency department for medical evaluation;

(2) The principal, or designee, of the public school shall, as soon as practicable, notify the student's emergency contact;

(3) The certified employee or agent of the public school who administered the epinephrine auto- injector shall document the details of the incident; and

(4) The principal of the public school, or the principal's designee, shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after the administration of an undesignated epinephrine auto- injector, notify OSSE and the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse who provided the standing order permitting the use of the undesignated epinephrine auto- injector of its use.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A1102

Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 2247 (2/24/2017)