SB 118 Summary

• Designates Sections 16-1-39 and 16-1-48 of the Alabama Code together as the Kyle Graddy Act, relating to medication administration and anaphylaxis preparedness in K-12 schools.

• Explicitly permits students to possess and self-administer single dose autoinjectable epinephrine on school property and at school-sponsored events with parental authorization and physician approval.

• Defines single dose autoinjectable epinephrine as a disposable autoinjectable drug delivery device containing a premeasured dose of epinephrine.

• Schools and trained personnel administering epinephrine are granted immunity from civil and criminal liability; physicians developing anaphylaxis protocols are also immune from liability.

• School epinephrine supply requirements are only enforceable if the state provides funding.