The New Jersey Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Michael Testa (R-1) that would expand epinephrine administration mechanisms permitted in schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps.
“When a student is experiencing a life-threatening allergic reaction, every second counts,” said Sen. Testa. “This legislation ensures that schools, institutions of higher education, and youth camps aren’t limited to only one type of epinephrine auto-injector and instead, can use any single unit dose epinephrine mechanism immediately to save a child’s life.”
Specifically, the bill amends current law requiring the use of a prefilled auto-injector mechanism to administer epinephrine in a school setting to allow any FDA approved epinephrine administration mechanism to be used during an in-school anaphylaxis emergency.
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