SB 1266 Summary

• School districts, county offices of education, and charter schools must provide emergency epinephrine auto-injectors to trained volunteer personnel and school nurses for treating anaphylactic reactions.

• A qualified supervisor of health or administrator must obtain prescriptions for epinephrine auto-injectors from an authorizing physician, with minimum requirements of one regular and one junior auto-injector per elementary school, and one regular auto-injector per middle or high school.

• Schools must distribute notices at least once per year requesting volunteers to receive initial and annual refresher training on recognizing anaphylaxis symptoms, storing and using auto-injectors, and emergency follow-up procedures.

• School districts and county offices of education must provide defense and indemnification to volunteer employees for any civil liability related to epinephrine auto-injector administration.

• Pharmacies are authorized to furnish epinephrine auto-injectors to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools under a physician's written order, with schools responsible for maintaining records and destroying expired auto-injectors.