CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1317

                        57th Legislature

                2001 Regular Legislative Session

Passed by the House March 9, 2001   Yeas 96   Nays 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 4, 2001   Yeas 48   Nays 0	CERTIFICATE We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1317  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.                           Chief Clerk                           Chief Clerk
President of the Senate

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED
Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 1317

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             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Ballasiotes and Morell

Read first time 01/23/2001.  Referred to Committee on Health Care.

Removing the expiration date on emergency administration of epinephrine.

    AN ACT Relating to the emergency administration of epinephrine; and amending RCW 18.73.250.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 18.73.250 and 1999 c 337 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) All of the state's ambulance and aid services shall make epinephrine available to their emergency medical technicians in their emergency care supplies.  The emergency medical technician may administer epinephrine to a patient of any age upon the presentation of evidence of a prescription for epinephrine or to a patient under eighteen years of age:

    (a) Upon the request of the patient or his or her parent or guardian; or

    (b) Upon the request of a person who presents written authorization from the patient or his or her parent or guardian making such a request.

    (2) Any emergency medical technician, emergency medical service, or medical program director acting in good faith and in compliance with the provisions of this section shall not be liable for any civil damages arising out of the furnishing or administration of epinephrine.

    (3) Nothing in this section authorizes the administration of epinephrine by a first responder.

    (((4) This section shall expire December 31, 2001.))

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