Ohio Substitute House Bill 200 Summary

• Allows schools, camps, and qualified entities to procure epinephrine autoinjectors without patient-specific prescriptions through prescriber-issued protocols or direct furnishing by authorized health professionals.

• Establishes civil immunity from damages for schools, camps, employees, contractors, and prescribers involved in procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using epinephrine autoinjectors unless conduct constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.

• Requires schools and camps maintaining epinephrine autoinjectors to adopt policies governing storage, maintenance, access, and use, including designation of authorized personnel and anaphylaxis emergency procedures.

• Expands "qualified entity" definition to include child day-care centers, colleges, workplaces, restaurants, amusement parks, and sports venues that may possess epinephrine autoinjectors for emergency use with trained individuals.

• Creates criminal immunity under Chapter 2925 for individuals and entities administering epinephrine in good faith compliance with the statutory framework for anaphylaxis emergencies.