"Elijah's Law"
Elijah's Law: An Act concerning food allergy safety, emergency preparedness, and anaphylaxis response in licensed child care settings
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Summary
Requires licensed child care centers and family day care homes to implement food allergy management policies and maintain stock epinephrine administration devices.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
People with food allergies — including children, students, and their families.
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Votes & Legislative History
Alaska Epinephrine Training Law
Prescription, purchase, and administration of epinephrine by a trained individual
Authorizes individuals who have completed a state-approved training program to obtain a prescription for, purchase, and administer epinephrine in emergency situations where a medical professional is not available.
Early Learning Center Epinephrine Law
Louisiana Revised Statute 17:436.3
Authorizes early learning centers to maintain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine and requires at least one trained employee to be on-site to administer it under a physician's standing protocol.
Act 657 Emergency Medications
Louisiana Revised Statute 40:1146
Allows 'qualified entities,' including licensed early learning centers, to maintain a stock supply of life-saving medications including epinephrine and albuterol under statewide standing orders.
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