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Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Self-Medication Regulations
The following is a list of states with legislation that allows students to possess and self-administer prescribed auto-injectable epinephrine:*
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
States that have not yet enacted policies to allow students to self-medicate auto-injectable epinephrine at school are:*
- Mississippi
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Wisconsin
Because state laws can change, the AARC encourages participants in Peak Performance USA to visit the National Conference of State Legislatures web site, their state department of health, or the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Law Program to review any changes to self-medication laws or current legislative action related to asthma.
* Information updated 09 Aug 2010
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