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Allows public schools to store and use epinephrine nasal sprays in addition to traditional auto-injectors.

Proposes use of epinephrine nasal spray in schools as alternative to auto-injectors.

This bill mandates a school nurse in every school, requires staff training on anaphylaxis, requires medical action plans for students with food allergies, and prohibits food at school celebrations.

Requires the North Carolina State Board of Education to adopt a mandatory policy for all local school administrative units to manage students with life-threatening food allergies.

Proposed legislation to expand the availability of stock epinephrine in North Carolina schools and provide liability protections for staff who administer the medication in emergencies.

Requires local boards of education to provide a supply of emergency epinephrine delivery systems (including nasal sprays) on school property for use by trained personnel.

Restaurant Allergy Awareness Act

Requires restaurants to display food allergy awareness posters in staff areas and include a notice on menus advising customers to notify servers of allergies.

Elijah's Law

This bill establishes food allergy safety and anaphylaxis response protocols in licensed child care centers and family day care homes.

Elijah's Law

Pennsylvania's Elijah's Law (HB 928) to ensure childcare employees have access to and training on epinephrine devices, passed the House in June 2025 and is now pending in the Senate.

ADINA Act

Requires drug labels for human use to clearly identify any ingredient derived from a major food allergen or gluten-containing grain; drugs without disclosure deemed misbranded.

SponsorRep. Kelly Morrison (MN-03) (Bipartisan)

Safe Step Act

The Safe Step Act requires group health plans to implement a clear and transparent process for patients to request an exception to a step therapy (fail-first) protocol, ensuring quicker access to medically necessary treatments for chronic conditions like asthma.

SponsorRep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (Democratic)

EPIPEN Act

This bill establishes requirements with respect to cost-sharing for epinephrine injectors under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage, effectively capping out-of-pocket costs at $60 for a two-pack of epinephrine auto-injectors.

SponsorMaxwell Frost (Democratic)

School Asthma and Allergy Medication Act

Expands the types of medications schools can stock and administer to include short-acting asthma medications (inhalers) and epinephrine delivery systems for students without individual prescriptions.

Nasal Epinephrine Update

Updates statutory language to allow all FDA-approved epinephrine delivery systems, including recently approved nasal sprays, to be used in schools and other settings.

Nasal Epinephrine Access Bill

Updates the legal definition of 'epinephrine auto-injector' to 'epinephrine delivery system' to ensure that new FDA-approved formulations, such as nasal sprays, can be legally stocked and administered in schools and other public entities.

This bill broadens the mechanisms permitted for the emergency administration of epinephrine in schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps.

Stock Albuterol in Schools

This bill would amend the Public School Code to allow schools to stock albuterol inhalers and spacers for students who experience respiratory distress. It mirrors the structure of the stock epinephrine law.

Epinephrine Nasal Spray and Stock Mandate Bill

Proposed legislation to require schools to stock epinephrine, including newly approved nasal spray delivery systems, and to ensure school bus drivers and monitors are trained in their administration.