on file for a student or the school entity to the student who
the school nurse or trained school employe believes in good
faith is experiencing an asthma episode or respiratory distress.
(b) Notwithstanding section 11 of the act of April 14, 1972
(P.L.233, No.64), known as "The Controlled Substance, Drug,
Device and Cosmetic Act," a physician or certified registered
nurse practitioner may prescribe a bronchodilator in the name of
the school entity for purposes specified under this section.
(c) A bronchodilator from the school entity's supply,
including a device or device component necessary to
appropriately administer the bronchodilator, shall be dispensed
from a licensed pharmacy or manufacturer.
(d) A school entity may, with a valid prescription under
subsection (b), accept a donated bronchodilator, including a
device or device component necessary to appropriately administer
the bronchodilator. The school entity may seek and apply for
funding, including Federal, State, local or private grants, to
purchase a bronchodilator, including a device or device
component necessary to properly administer the bronchodilator.
(e) A physician or certified registered nurse practitioner
may refill any used or expired prescription for a bronchodilator
in the name of a school entity. The school entity shall maintain
the prescription for the bronchodilator as deemed necessary by
the school entity for the purposes specified under this section.
(f) A school entity shall discard an expired bronchodilator
in accordance with the school entity's standard protocols and
the manufacturer's instructions.
(g) A school entity shall maintain a supply of
bronchodilators at a school in a secure, unlocked and easily
accessible location. The location shall be disclosed to a school
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