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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.

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

Allows students diagnosed with asthma or anaphylaxis to possess and self-administer prescription medication at school.

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.

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.

Arkansas Emergency Epinephrine and Albuterol Act

Requires Arkansas public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools to maintain stock epinephrine auto-injectors and stock albuterol with standing orders, and establishes training protocols for personnel responding to severe allergic or respiratory events.

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.