California Stock Bronchodilator in Schools (Ed. Code § 49414.7)
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Summary
Authorizes California school districts to stock albuterol and trained personnel to administer it to students suffering an asthma or respiratory emergency.
Full Description
California Education Code § 49414.7 (enacted 2016, AB 1384) authorizes school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to stock albuterol and allows trained school personnel to administer it to a person believed to be suffering from an asthma or respiratory emergency, with parental notification and immunity provisions.
Key Provisions
Schools may stock albuterol; trained personnel may administer in respiratory emergency; parental notification required; immunity for trained responders.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Children and adults living with asthma.
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Legislative Timeline
Votes & Legislative History
Public Access to Epinephrine Rule
Public Access to Auto-Injectable Epinephrine
Authorizes schools, childcare facilities, and camps to acquire and stock epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency use by trained personnel.
Alex's Law
Prescription asthma inhaler or auto-injectable epinephrine
Clarifies that epinephrine auto-injectors and nasal spray are approved for use in schools and mandates that schools adopt policies for the administration of epinephrine and albuterol.
Alex's Law
Alex's Law
Updates school laws to include epinephrine nasal spray alongside auto-injectors, clarifies student self-carry and self-administration procedures for asthma and anaphylaxis, and provides liability protections for school staff administering emergency medication.
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