FL H0297

Changes Department of Health duties from discretionary (may) to mandatory (shall) regarding epinephrine auto-injector training programs and certification procedures.

Allows educational training programs for epinephrine auto-injector administration to be offered online, with state universities and Florida College System institutions required to pay training costs for their food service and recreation facility personnel.

Requires state universities and Florida College System institutions to fund the $25 certification application fee for their eligible personnel.

Mandates that certified individuals submit incident reports to the Department of Health within 30 days of administering epinephrine auto-injectors, with the Department publishing an annual summary by December 1.

Expands epinephrine auto-injector availability by requiring authorized entities to stock supplies and allowing non-certified individuals to access and administer them in emergency situations when stored securely and authorized remotely by a health care practitioner.