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WI AB128

Requiring first responders to be trained to administer epinephrine delivery systems. (FE)


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Introduced
03/11/2025
In Committee
03/11/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires first responders to be trained in how to recognize signs and symptoms of severe allergic reactions, standards and procedures for the storage and administration of an epinephrine delivery system, and emergency follow-up procedures after an epinephrine delivery system is administered and requires first responders to have an epinephrine delivery system available to the first responder for use at all times while on duty. First responders include conservation wardens, correctional officers, emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, firefighters, and law enforcement officers. The Department of Health Services is required to identify organizations that conduct trainings that cover all the subjects that first responders are required to be trained in under the bill. Finally, the bill allows DHS to distribute epinephrine delivery systems to first responders who are trained in all subjects described under the bill or to employers of first responders who are trained in all subjects described under the bill to be used by those first responders. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

AI Summary

This bill requires first responders, including conservation wardens, correctional officers, emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, firefighters, and law enforcement officers, to be trained in recognizing and responding to severe allergic reactions. Specifically, the training must cover how to identify signs of anaphylaxis (a serious allergic reaction), proper storage and administration of epinephrine delivery systems (auto-injectors like EpiPens), and emergency follow-up procedures after using an epinephrine device. The bill mandates that each first responder must have an epinephrine delivery system available at all times while on duty. The Department of Health Services is tasked with identifying and listing organizations that provide the required training, and the department may also distribute epinephrine delivery systems to trained first responders or their employers. The goal is to ensure that first responders are prepared to quickly and effectively help individuals experiencing life-threatening allergic reactions by providing them with the necessary training and equipment.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (16)

Last Action

Senator Bradley added as a cosponsor (on 04/29/2025)

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