HB 228 Summary

• Authorizes K-12 schools and other authorized entities (restaurants, recreation camps, youth sports leagues, amusement parks, sports arenas) to stock and administer epinephrine auto-injectors to persons experiencing anaphylaxis.

• Allows authorized health care providers to prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of schools or authorized entities, and permits pharmacists to dispense them pursuant to such prescriptions.

• Requires designated school personnel and authorized entity employees to complete anaphylaxis training programs before administering epinephrine, with recertification required at least every two years.

• Mandates the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, develop management guidelines for students with life-threatening food allergies by July 1, 2014, with school implementation required by July 1, 2015.

• Provides liability immunity for schools, authorized entities, health care providers, and trained personnel for ordinary negligence in administering or failing to administer epinephrine auto-injectors, excluding acts of gross, willful, or wanton negligence.