Amendment ID: S2499-8-R1

Redraft Amendment 8

Study on Stock Epinephrine in Schools

Ms. Creem and Mr. Tarr move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting the following section:-

"SECTION 64A. The department of public health, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education and the center for health information and analysis established under section 2 of chapter 12C of the General Laws, shall conduct a study on a state-wide policy requiring elementary and secondary public schools to maintain a stock supply of non-patient specific epinephrine available to all students, including students with individualized health care plans prescribing epinephrine injections, in lieu of a policy that relies on parents and guardians to supply epinephrine for use in schools. The study shall consider: (i) the impacts of the policy on student health and safety; (ii) the impacts of the policy on costs and savings for students’ families, schools and school districts, MassHealth and other insurance plans; (iii) the number of types of epinephrine injectors that a school would be required to stock to ensure student health and safety; (iv) training that would be necessary to implement the policy, including training related to the use of epinephrine dose calculation devices; (v) funding and cost-reduction mechanisms for the policy, including bulk purchasing and an assessment on surcharge payors as defined in section 64 of chapter 118E of the General Laws; and (vi) any additional regulations necessary to implement the policy. The department of public health shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education, the joint committee on financial services and the joint committee on health care financing not later than June 30, 2025."