"OCFS Anaphylaxis Policy"
Health and Infection Control; Medication Administration
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Summary
Administrative regulations implementing Elijah’s Law, requiring written health care plans and individual allergy emergency plans.
Full Description
These regulations require every licensed center to have a written Health Care Plan that includes a specific Anaphylaxis Policy. Every child with a known allergy must have an "Individual Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan" (Form OCFS-6029) on file, which includes instructions for epinephrine administration. The rules also allow facilities to participate in a "non-patient specific epinephrine auto-injector" program to stock stock epinephrine for emergency use.
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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Legislative Timeline
Votes & Legislative History
New Jersey Child Care Epinephrine Bill
Requires child care centers to be equipped with epinephrine
Pending legislation that would require licensed child care centers to maintain a supply of epinephrine and ensure staff are trained to administer it.
Childcare Epinephrine Law
Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector
Provides legal framework for the use of epinephrine auto-injectors in child day care settings, including training and immunity provisions.
Food allergy awareness
Requires restaurants to display a notice informing consumers to communicate food allergies to employees and mandates staff communication of such information to management.
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