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Authorizes students to possess and self-administer diabetes medications and related supplies on school property and at school-related events.

Permits school districts to acquire, maintain, and administer epinephrine via nasal spray in addition to auto-injectors for emergency use.

Authorizes school personnel to administer epinephrine auto-injectors or nasal sprays to students experiencing anaphylaxis under standing protocols.

Sets requirements for students to possess and self-administer prescription medications, including those for asthma and anaphylaxis, on school property.

Allows schools to acquire and maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors or nasal spray for emergency use during anaphylactic reactions.

Requires schools to adopt policies for the storage and use of epinephrine auto-injectors and mandates training for designated personnel.

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.

Establishes a structured, science-based approach to addressing indoor air quality in school buildings to mitigate environmental asthma triggers.

Emergency Medication Modernization Act

Proposed legislation to permit students diagnosed with asthma or at risk of anaphylaxis to carry and self-administer rescue inhalers and epinephrine, and expands the definition of epinephrine to include newer delivery methods like intranasal sprays.

Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act

A federal bill that would require local school food service personnel to receive annual training and certification on food allergies as part of the National School Lunch Program.

Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act

A federal bill that would require the USDA to include food allergy awareness and management training for local school food service personnel participating in the National School Lunch Program.

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.