SB412 Summary

• Amends Section 16-1-39 of the Code of Alabama 1975 and names the section the Kyle Graddy Act to govern student medication self-administration in schools.

• Permits students to possess and self-administer auto-injectable epinephrine on school property and at school-sponsored events with proper parental authorization and physician approval.

• Requires parents or legal guardians to provide written authorization, a liability waiver, and medical authorization from a physician before a student may self-administer any approved medication.

• Defines auto-injectable epinephrine as a disposable drug delivery device containing a premeasured single dose of epinephrine used to treat life-threatening allergic reactions, classifying it as an approved medication for student self-administration.

• Prohibits schools from incurring liability and grants schools immunity from liability exposure related to student self-administration of approved medications under the law.