HB 231 Summary

• Requires the Department of Education to compile and distribute annually to all schools a list of organizations offering free and reduced-cost epinephrine autoinjectors

• Enacts the "Allison Rose Act" requiring school districts and chartered nonpublic schools to establish written food allergy protection policies and permits optional training on food allergies, anaphylaxis signs/symptoms, and epinephrine administration for staff and students

• Permits schools and camps to procure and use injectable or nasally administered glucagon for hypoglycemic emergencies through licensed health professional authorization or prescriber-issued protocols

• Allows schools, camps, and nonpublic entities to accept donations of epinephrine autoinjectors, inhalers, and glucagon from drug manufacturers and distributors

• Provides liability protections for schools, employees, contractors, and licensed health professionals acting in good faith when administering emergency medications for allergies and hypoglycemia