Subdivision 1. Districts and schools permitted to maintain supply.
(a) Notwithstanding section 151.37 , districts and schools may obtain and possess epinephrine delivery systems to be maintained and administered by school personnel, including a licensed nurse, to a student or other individual if, in good faith, it is determined that person is experiencing anaphylaxis regardless of whether the student or other individual has a prescription for an epinephrine delivery system. The administration of an epinephrine delivery system in accordance with this section is not the practice of medicine.
(b) Registered nurses may administer epinephrine delivery systems in a school setting according to a condition-specific protocol as authorized under section 148.235, subdivision 8. Notwithstanding any limitation in sections 148.171 to 148.285 , licensed practical nurses may administer epinephrine delivery systems in a school setting according to a condition-specific protocol that does not reference a specific patient and that specifies the circumstances under which the epinephrine delivery system is to be administered, when caring for a patient whose condition falls within the protocol.
Subd. 2. Arrangements with manufacturers.
A district or school may enter into arrangements with manufacturers of epinephrine delivery systems to obtain epinephrine delivery systems at fair-market, free, or reduced prices. A third party, other than a manufacturer or supplier, may pay for a school's supply of epinephrine delivery systems.
Subd. 3. Standing order for distribution and condition-specific protocol.
The commissioner of health must provide a district or school with a standing order for distribution of epinephrine delivery systems under sections 148.235, subdivision 8 ; and 151.37 , subdivision 2.