SB 1083 Summary

• Director of the department must establish a comprehensive anaphylactic policy for child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes in consultation with pediatric physicians, school nurses, parents, licensees, and allergy advocacy organizations.

• Anaphylactic policy must include emergency response procedures, staff training requirements, individualized emergency health care plans, communication protocols for allergen information, strategies to reduce allergen exposure, and child/parent education about safe and unsafe foods.

• Department must create and distribute informational materials about the anaphylactic policy to all child care facilities and make materials available on the department website within 180 days of the law's effective date.

• Child care facilities must notify parents or guardians of the anaphylactic policy at enrollment and annually thereafter, with contact information provided to discuss individualized aspects of the policy.

• Anaphylactic policy must be updated at least every 3 years, or more frequently if determined necessary to protect children with food or other allergies that could result in anaphylaxis.