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This bill establishes provisions relating to allergy prevention and responses in child care facilities. It requires all licensed child care providers to adopt a policy on allergy prevention and response by July 1, 2026, with priority given to addressing potentially deadly food-borne allergies. The policy must include elements such as distinguishing between building-wide, room-level, and individual approaches to allergy prevention and management, providing age-appropriate allergy education and prevention, describing the roles of child care staff and parents in managing allergies, and addressing confidentiality issues. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is tasked with developing a model policy or policies by July 1, 2025 to assist child care providers in implementing the requirements of this bill.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2552&year=2024&code=R