Recent Law for Teens and Meds

From the Minnesota House of Representative web site:

Health - New Laws 2005 Students can possess some medications

When headaches, menstrual cramps or other pains strike, secondary students will be able to take pills like Tylenol® or Motrin® on their own.

A new law, effective Aug. 1, 2005, will allow older students to possess nonprescription pain relief drugs and use them according to label instructions without having to go to the nurse’s office, as was previously required.

Parents or guardians will have to provide annual written authorization before their children will be able to take over-the-counter drugs on their own. The school district can revoke this privilege if a student abuses it.

Cold and allergy medications that contain ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, ingredients commonly used in the production of methamphetamine, are excluded from the provision.

Rep. Karen Klinzing (R-Woodbury) and Sen. Mady Reiter (R-Shoreview) sponsored the law.

HF615/SF232*/CH126

* The legislative bill marked with an asterisk denotes the file submitted to the governor.

HF615/SF232*/CH126
House Chief Author: Klinzing
Senate Chief Author: Reiter
Effective Date(s): 8/1/2005

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