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Allows health care practitioners to prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors for authorized entities.

Authorizing EMTs to administer epinephrine to allergy attack victims.

Updates school health codes to permit the stocking and administration of any FDA-approved epinephrine formulation, such as nasal sprays, for treating anaphylaxis.

Requires county boards of education to develop policies for the administration of epinephrine to students with known or unknown allergies.

Massachusetts Stock Epinephrine Bill

This pending bill would require all schools to maintain a stock supply of non-patient specific epinephrine auto-injectors. It mandates that the Department of Public Health create regulations for storage in unlocked locations and staff training.

Epinephrine Delivery Systems Update

A pending bill that updates existing school health statutes to replace the term 'epinephrine auto-injectors' with 'epinephrine delivery systems.' This change is intended to allow schools to stock newer, needle-free epinephrine options such as nasal sprays.

School Epinephrine Administration Expansion Bill

Legislative bill to explicitly codify into the General Laws the authority for school districts and non-public schools to register to train unlicensed school personnel to administer epinephrine auto-injectors during school hours and school-sponsored events when a nurse is not immediately available.

Elijah's Law

Establishes 'Elijah's Law' for Missouri, requiring licensed child care facilities to adopt allergy prevention and emergency response policies, and explicitly adds child care facilities to authorized entities allowed to acquire and stock epinephrine auto-injectors.

Needle Free Epinephrine Bill

Proposed legislation to update existing statutes to explicitly allow the use of epinephrine nasal sprays in addition to auto-injectors in school settings.

Proposes authorizing child care facilities to maintain a stock supply of epinephrine and train designated personnel to administer it in emergencies.

Expands coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to include medically necessary food and associated equipment and supplies. Defines medically necessary food as specially formulated and processed products (e.g., nutritional formulas) prescribed by health care practitioners for individuals with special dietary requirements due to certain digestive or metabolic disorders or conditions.

SponsorRep. James P. McGovern [D-MA-2] (Democratic)

Mandates the Cabinet for Health and Family Services add alpha-gal syndrome to the state list of noncommunicable diseases that healthcare providers and facilities must report.

Enables trained and authorized school personnel to administer epinephrine.

Ensures safe medication administration including epinephrine in emergencies.

Enables trained and authorized school personnel to administer epinephrine.

Allows police to receive, possess, and administer epinephrine auto-injectors.