School Stock Epinephrine Law - California
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Summary
California law allowing or requiring schools to stock emergency supplies of epinephrine auto-injectors for students experiencing anaphylaxis.
Full Description
California has enacted a school stock epinephrine law that allows or requires schools to maintain emergency supplies of undesignated epinephrine auto-injectors. These laws permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine to any student believed to be experiencing an anaphylactic reaction, including students who do not have their own prescribed epinephrine. This is critical because approximately 25% of anaphylaxis reactions at school occur in students previously undiagnosed with a severe allergy. The federal School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act (2013) incentivized states to pass these laws by providing grant preferences.
Key Provisions
1. Permits or requires schools to stock undesignated epinephrine. 2. Allows trained personnel to administer epinephrine in emergencies. 3. Covers students without their own prescribed epinephrine. 4. Provides liability protections for good faith administration.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Patients who rely on timely access to emergency epinephrine.
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Legislative Timeline
Votes & Legislative History
FASTER Act
Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 (FASTER Act)
A federal law that recognizes sesame as the ninth major food allergen and mandates its labeling on packaged food products. It also directs federal research into food allergies, including FPIES and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, which applies to all U.S. territories including Guam.
Public Law 113-48
School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act
A federal law that incentivizes states to allow schools to maintain a supply of stock epinephrine and train personnel to administer it to students experiencing anaphylaxis.
Public Law 116-292
School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act
A federal law that provides preference for federal asthma-related grants to states that have policies for managing allergies and asthma in schools, including staff training and individual student action plans.
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