§ 20-13-405 - Authority of certificate holder.
20-13-405. Authority of certificate holder.
(a) A certificate issued pursuant to this subchapter shall authorize the certificate holder to receive, upon presentation of the certificate, from any physician a prescription for premeasured doses of epinephrine and the necessary paraphernalia for administration.
(b) The certificate shall also authorize the certificate holder to possess and administer, in an emergency situation when a physician is not immediately available, the prescribed epinephrine to persons suffering a severe adverse reaction to an insect sting or other allergic reaction.
(c) The certificate holder may administer epinephrine as provided in this subchapter only to those persons for whom the holder is responsible as provided in 20-13-404(2).