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This bill amends North Carolina's child care facility licensing standards to enhance protections for children with food allergies. Specifically, the bill requires child care facilities to implement several new allergy-related protocols: all caregivers must receive training on how to administer epinephrine (an emergency medication used to treat severe allergic reactions), emergency services must be immediately contacted if epinephrine is used, parents must be promptly notified if their child receives an epinephrine injection and informed about the potential causes of the allergic reaction, and facilities must develop and share with parents comprehensive food service policies designed to minimize exposure to known or common food allergies. The goal of these requirements is to improve child safety and preparedness in managing potentially life-threatening allergic reactions in child care settings. The bill becomes effective immediately upon becoming law, and it applies to all licensed child care facilities in North Carolina.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S586