Bill > S3624

Introduced Session

This bill concerns food allergy safety, emergency preparedness, and anaphylaxis response in child care settings and establishes "Elijah's Law." This bill defines "Epinephrine administration device" to mean a device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the administration of epinephrine. "Undesignated stock epinephrine" means epinephrine maintained for emergency use that is not prescribed to a specific individual. Food allergies affect millions of children nationwide, including infants and young children enrolled in licensed child care centers and family day care homes. Anaphylaxis is a severe and life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur within minutes of exposure to an allergen and requires immediate treatment with epinephrine. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, is to develop an allergy and anaphylaxis training program that child care centers licensed by the Department of Children and Families and family day care homes registered by the Department of Children and Families are to require all staff to complete annually. The allergy and anaphylaxis training program developed pursuant to this section is to include, at a minimum, instruction on the following topics as they relate to both children and adults in licensed child care centers and registered family day care home: (1) food allergy awareness; (2) recognition of the signs and symptoms of allergic reactions and anaphylaxis; (3) emergency response procedures, including the administration of epinephrine; (4) strategies to reduce allergen exposure and prevent cross-contact; and (5) weight-based dosing guidelines. A child care center or a family day care home licensed or registered by the Department of Children and Families, respectively, is authorized to obtain and maintain for, and administer to, using FDA-approved epinephrine delivery devices in appropriate weight-based doses, undesignated stock epinephrine to, to any child who is reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis. Undesignated stock epinephrine is to be administered only by a staff member who has successfully completed an allergy and anaphylaxis training program developed by the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families. Following the administration of epinephrine, the licensed child care center or registered family day care home shall document the incident resulting in the administration of epinephrine, including, at a minimum: (1) the date and time of the incident; (2) the symptoms observed and actions taken; (3) whether epinephrine was administered, including whether undesignated stock epinephrine or epinephrine prescribed for an individual child was administered, the dosage, and time of administration; (4) the time emergency medical services were contacted and arrived; and (5) the date and time the parent or legal guardian was notified.

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Andrew Zwicker (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 02/19/2026)

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