SB270 Summary

• Designates existing medication self-administration and anaphylaxis preparedness laws together as the Kyle Graddy Act.

• Allows students to possess and self-administer single dose autoinjectable epinephrine on school property and at school-sponsored events with proper authorization from parents and physicians.

• Defines single dose autoinjectable epinephrine as a disposable autoinjectable drug delivery device that is easily transportable and contains a premeasured single dose of epinephrine.

• Requires the State Department of Education to develop an anaphylaxis preparedness program with three prevention levels: primary education, secondary identification and management, and tertiary emergency response protocols.

• Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for schools, employees, trained personnel, and physicians involved in anaphylaxis emergency response or protocol development, conditioned on state funding for epinephrine supplies on public school campuses.