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Requires all food service permit holders in Michigan to provide written physical or electronic notification of any FDA-designated major food allergens used in unpackaged food items served or sold to consumers.

Requires private health insurers to provide epinephrine products without deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance.

Michigan House Bill 5402 (introduced Dec. 18, 2025), referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee, would amend the Michigan Food Law to require food service establishments to provide written, item-level major food allergen notices to consumers for unpackaged food items.

Would require food service establishments to provide written notification (on menus, placards, or electronically) of the presence of major food allergens in unpackaged food items.

Proposes that private health insurance plans in Michigan must cover epinephrine products without any out-of-pocket costs like copays or deductibles.

Authorizes school districts to acquire and maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for use by trained personnel in emergency anaphylaxis situations.

Epinephrine Modernization Act

Amends existing school health laws to clarify that 'epinephrine' includes both auto-injectable devices and nasal spray formats, ensuring schools can stock modern delivery methods for treating anaphylaxis.

Elijah's Law

Requires the state to establish a comprehensive anaphylaxis policy for all childcare facilities. It mandates the development of emergency protocols, including guidelines for weight-based epinephrine administration, staff training, and individual emergency healthcare plans for children with known 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.

Adds single-use epinephrine nasal spray to the list of medications that schools may stock and that students may self-administer for chronic conditions like anaphylaxis.

Requires California State University and requests University of California campuses to maintain stock epinephrine auto-injectors.

New York Senate Bill S7810, sponsored by Senator Cordell Cleare, 2023-2024 legislative session.

Designates May 2026 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month to increase public understanding of these chronic conditions.

A legislative resolution formally recognizing May 2026 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in Rhode Island.

Expands the definition of epinephrine devices in schools to include all types of delivery devices, including nasal sprays, for use by school personnel.