Tex. Educ. Code § 38.201 · Subchapter E. MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND MEDICATION FOR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Advisory committee" means the committee established under Section 38.202.
(2) "Anaphylaxis" means a sudden, severe, and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs when a person is exposed to an allergen.
(3) "Epinephrine auto-injector" means a disposable medical drug delivery device that contains a premeasured single dose of epinephrine that is intended to be used to treat anaphylaxis.
(3-a) "Epinephrine delivery system" means a medical delivery device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that delivers a dose of epinephrine intended for use to treat anaphylaxis, including:
(A) an epinephrine auto-injector; and
(B) an epinephrine nasal spray.
(3-b) "Medication for respiratory distress" means albuterol, levalbuterol, or another medication designated by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission for treatment of respiratory distress under Section 38.208(c).
(4) "Physician" means a person who holds a license to practice medicine in this state.
(5) "Private school" means a school that:
(A) offers a course of instruction for students in one or more grades from prekindergarten through grade 12;
(B) is not operated by a governmental entity; and
(C) is not a school whose students meet the definition provided by Section 29.916(a)(1).
(6) "School personnel" means an employee of a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school. The term includes a member of the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school or private school.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 66), Sec. 2, eff. May 28, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (S.B. 579), Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2017.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 194 (S.B. 294), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 1619), Sec. 3, eff. May 19, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.38.htm
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Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 29.916HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENT MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING.Printed as Section 29.916(a)(1)
- Tex. Educ. Code § 38.202ADVISORY COMMITTEE: ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.Printed as Section 38.202
- Tex. Educ. Code § 38.208MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND MEDICATION FOR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS.Printed as Section 38.208(c)
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