Oregon Statutes 433.825 – Availability of doses of epinephrine, glucagon and medication that treats adrenal insufficiency to trained persons
(1)(a) A person who has successfully completed educational training described in ORS § 433.815 or 433.817 for severe allergic responses may receive from any health care professional who has appropriate prescriptive privileges and who is licensed under ORS Chapter 677 or 678 a prescription for premeasured doses of epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for administration.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 433.825
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(b) An entity that employs a person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection may acquire, possess and make available premeasured doses of epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for administration as described in paragraph (c) of this subsection. A health care professional who has appropriate prescriptive privileges and is licensed under ORS Chapter 677 or 678 may write a prescription for premeasured doses of epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia in the name of an entity that employs a person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(c) A person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection may, pursuant to a prescription issued under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection, acquire, possess and administer, in an emergency situation when a licensed health care professional is not immediately available, prescribed epinephrine to any person suffering a severe allergic response.
(2) A person who has successfully completed educational training in the administration of glucagon as described in ORS § 433.815 for hypoglycemia may receive from the parent or guardian of a student glucagon prescribed by a health care professional who has appropriate prescriptive privileges and is licensed under ORS Chapter 677 or 678, as well as the necessary paraphernalia for administration. The person may possess the glucagon and administer the glucagon to the student for whom the glucagon is prescribed if the student is suffering a severe hypoglycemic reaction in an emergency situation when a licensed health care professional is not immediately available and other treatment has failed or cannot be initiated.
(3) A person who has successfully completed educational training in the treatment of adrenal insufficiency as described in ORS § 433.815 may receive from the parent or guardian of a student a medication that treats adrenal insufficiency and that is prescribed by a health care professional who has appropriate prescriptive privileges and is licensed under ORS Chapter 677 or 678, as well as the necessary paraphernalia for administration. The person may possess the medication and administer the medication to the student for whom the medication is prescribed if the student is suffering an adrenal crisis in an emergency situation when a licensed health care professional is not immediately available. [1981 c.367 § 5; 1989 c.299 § 6; 1997 c.345 § 6; 2013 c.486 § 7; 2015 c.676 § 6; 2017 c.101 § 45]