Education and Health - Emergency Use Epinephrine - Alterations

HB 536 updates Maryland's school health policies to allow school personnel to administer emergency epinephrine for anaphylaxis (severe allergic reactions) without requiring a student to have a prior diagnosis or prescription. It changes the term "auto-injectable epinephrine" to "emergency use epinephrine" and renames the program to "Emergency Use Epinephrine Program" to include all FDA-approved delivery devices. The bill requires schools to train staff on recognizing anaphylaxis symptoms and administering epinephrine, and mandates reporting incidents to the state education department. These changes directly affect public and nonpublic schools, school nurses, and staff who may need to respond to allergic emergencies.