A story on AANMA.org (Allergies and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics) announced today that Connecticut and Louisiana are the latest states to pass legislation allowing students to carry and self-administer asthma medications in school. The Louisiana bill now awaits Gov. Bobby Jindal's signature. From the article:
Prem Menon, MD, an allergist in Baton Rouge, La., and a member of AANMA’s Board of Directors, led the effort in Louisiana along with AANMA members. The bill passed unanimously due to their hard work and the support from advocates they rallied throughout the state.
“This bill was necessary,” Dr. Menon said. “Students were having a hard time with some of the teachers and school nurses. Because there was no state law, some nurses worried that the State Board of Nursing would discipline them if children carried auto-injectable epinephrine and albuterol.”
More here.
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