California Health and Safety Code

§ 1596.7985

HSC § 1596.7985 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 3.4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) On or before July 1, 2027, the department, in consultation with the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) and the State Department of Education, shall establish an anaphylactic policy that sets forth guidelines and procedures recommended for child day care facility trained staff to prevent a child from suffering from anaphylaxis and to be used during a medical emergency resulting from anaphylaxis.

(2)On and after January 1, 2028, a child day care facility may implement the anaphylactic policy developed by the department pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3)On and after January 1, 2028, upon enrollment of a child at a child day care facility, and annually thereafter, the child day care facility shall notify the parent or guardian of the anaphylactic policy developed by the department pursuant to paragraph (1), if the facility has adopted a policy. The notice shall include contact information for a parent or guardian to engage further with the child day care facility to learn more about the policy and notification of the liability limitations set forth in Section 1799.102 of this code and Section 1714.23 of the Civil Code.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 563, Sec. 1. (AB 2317) Effective January 1, 2025.