SB 195 — HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to the administration of medications. (8/1/26)

SLS 26RS-206 REENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

195 BY SENATOR MYERS HEALTHAND CARE.REPRESENTATIVES BERAULT, CHASSION, DICKERSON, EGAN, FISHER, MANDIE LANDRY, MCMAHEN, SPELL AND STAGNI AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides relative to the administration of medications.

(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

* * * (2) Approve requirements and standards of practicesubmitted bythe bureau foremergencymedicalpersonnelconsistentwiththisPart.Theserequirementsand standards shall include the authority for licensed emergency medical technicians, licensed advanced emergency medical technicians, and licensed paramedicstoadministerpatient-carried,time-criticalprescriptionmedication to patients with rare diseases, chronic illnesses, and special medical needs in Pageaccordance 1with ofR.S. 3 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SLS 26RS-206 REENGROSSED SB NO.

195 accordance with R.S.

A licensed emergency medical technician, licensed advanced emergency medical technician, or licensed paramedic may administer patient-carried, time-critical prescription medication, to patients with rare diseases, chronic illnesses, and special medical needs at the request of the patient or patient's family and in accordance with protocols established by the EMSPage practitioner's1 EMSof medical2 director.Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SB NO.

195 ENROLLED EMS practitioner's EMS medical director.

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[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 195 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Myers Present law provides for the powers and duties of the La.

Emergency Medical Services Commission(commission), including making recommendations to the La.

Dept.

of Health, bureau of emergencymedical services regarding requirements and standards of practice for Page 2 of 3 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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195 licensed EMS practitioners.

Proposed law adds a requirement for the commission to include in the recommended requirements and standards of practice the authorityfor certain licensed EMS practitioners to administer patient-carried, time-critical prescription medication to patients with rare diseases, chronic illnesses, and special medical needs.

ProposedlawauthorizesEMSpractitionerstoadministerthemedicationattherequestofthe patient or patient's family and in accordance with protocols established by the EMS practitioner's EMS medical director.

Proposedlawprovidesthatan EMS practitioneractingin accordancewith theprovisions of proposed law shall be immune from civil liability, criminal prosecution, or disciplinary or otheradverseactionunderanyprofessionallicensingstatuteforanyoutcomesresultingfrom theadministrationofthemedication,unlesspersonalinjuryresultsfromthegrossnegligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the EMS practitioner administering the medication.

Proposedlawprovidesthatproposedlawshallbenamedandmaybeknownas"TheDanny's Dose EMS Treatment Act".

Effective August 1, 2026.

(Amends R.S.

40:1133.4(A)(2);

adds R.S.

40:1133.19) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill 1.

Moves the responsibilityfor establishing protocols for the administration of patient-carried,time-criticalprescriptionmedicationfromtheLa.Emergency Medical Services Commission to the EMS practitioner's EMS medical director.

2.

Requires the commission to include the authority for EMS practitioners to administer the medications to certain patients in the requirements and standards of practice submitted to the bureau.

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