School Stock Epinephrine Law - California
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Summary
California law allowing or requiring schools to stock emergency supplies of epinephrine auto-injectors for students experiencing anaphylaxis.
Full Description
California has enacted a school stock epinephrine law that allows or requires schools to maintain emergency supplies of undesignated epinephrine auto-injectors. These laws permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine to any student believed to be experiencing an anaphylactic reaction, including students who do not have their own prescribed epinephrine. This is critical because approximately 25% of anaphylaxis reactions at school occur in students previously undiagnosed with a severe allergy. The federal School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act (2013) incentivized states to pass these laws by providing grant preferences.
Key Provisions
1. Permits or requires schools to stock undesignated epinephrine. 2. Allows trained personnel to administer epinephrine in emergencies. 3. Covers students without their own prescribed epinephrine. 4. Provides liability protections for good faith administration.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Patients who rely on timely access to emergency epinephrine.
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Legislative Timeline
Votes & Legislative History
An Act to Provide for the Administration of Epinephrine in Schools
Requires local school boards to adopt policies for the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors to students who may be experiencing anaphylaxis.
An Act to provide for the administration of auto-injectable epinephrine in schools
Authorizes public schools to maintain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine and train personnel to administer it to students experiencing anaphylaxis.
An Act to Authorize Schools to Maintain a Supply of Epinephrine
Allows public schools to stock epinephrine auto-injectors and provides immunity for trained personnel who administer them in an emergency.
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