AS Title 17, Chapter 22: Use of Epinephrine in Emergency Situations
AI-assisted research summary: This chapter lets adults who complete board-approved training obtain, buy, and in an emergency give epinephrine with an auto-injector; it also requires the board to approve training programs and limits liability in some cases.
Chapter 22. Use of Epinephrine in Emergency Situations. Sec. 17.22.010. Prescription, purchase, and administration of epinephrine by a trained individual. An individual who is 18 years of age or older may obtain a prescription for, purchase, and, in an emergency situation, administer epinephrine to another person using an auto-injector, if the individual has successfully completed a training program approved by the board under AS 17.22.020 (b). Sec. 17.22.020. Approval of training programs. (a) The board shall adopt standards for the approval of a training program for the use of epinephrine auto-injectors. (b) The board shall approve an auto-injector training program that meets standards adopted under (a) of this section. The standards must require an epinephrine auto-injector program to provide training in (1) techniques on how to recognize symptoms of severe asthmatic or allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis; (2) standards and procedures for the storage of epinephrine auto-injectors and administration of epinephrine using auto-injectors; and (3) emergency follow-up procedures. (c) [Repealed, § 19 ch 15 SLA 2023.] Sec. 17.22.030. Applicability. This chapter does not apply to a person who is authorized under another law to administer epinephrine. Sec. 17.22.040. Liability of certified individual. A claim for relief may not be brought against an individual who has successfully completed an auto-injector training program approved by the board under AS 17.22.020 for an act or omission relating to the administration of epinephrine to another individual in an emergency situation if the individual who completed the training program acted in good faith under the authority granted by this chapter. Sec. 17.22.090. Definitions. In this chapter, (1) board means the Board of Pharmacy; (2) emergency situation means a circumstance where an individual experiences, or appears to experience, a severe asthmatic or allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis, that requires the administration of epinephrine to avoid severe injury or death and where a certified or licensed health care provider authorized to administer epinephrine is not reasonably available.