HB2949 Summary

• Renames the "Asthma Inhalers at Recreational Camps Act" to the "Emergency Asthma Inhalers and Allergy Treatment for Children Act" to expand scope beyond recreational camps.

• Extends self-administration rights for epinephrine auto-injectors and inhalers to children in after-school care programs operated by park districts or nonprofit entities, with same parental consent and verification requirements as recreational camps.

• Authorizes after-school care program personnel who complete anaphylaxis training to carry and administer undesignated epinephrine injections and asthma medication to any child experiencing anaphylactic reactions or respiratory distress, with liability protection except for willful and wanton conduct.

• Requires after-school care programs to obtain written acknowledgment from parents that the program incurs no liability except for willful and wanton conduct for injuries arising from medication administration, and parents must indemnify the program.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law, with provisions applying to actions filed on or after the effective date.