SPONSOR: Violet
This bill changes the term "epinephrine auto-injector" to "epinephrine delivery device" throughout statute, defined as a single-use device used for the delivery of a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the human body.
This bill adds epinephrine delivery devices to provisions of statute that permit the possession and self-administration of the medication to treat a student's chronic health condition, such as asthma or anaphylaxis.
The bill authorizes each board of education in this State to grant permission to pupils, as well as each school board in this State to grant permission to school nurses to use this medication.
This bill additionally modifies existing provisions for epinephrine possession, use limitations, and stock supply by adding epinephrine delivery devices as eligible products in nursing homes and facilities, as well as child care facilities, to the list of authorized entities.
Current law authorizes qualified first responders, as defined in the bill, to administer epinephrine auto-injectors to a person who is suffering from an apparent anaphylactic reaction. This bill extends that authorization to epinephrine delivery devices.
This bill is similar to HB 553 (2025).
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