Bill Text: CA AB2317 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Child day care facilities: anaphylactic policy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Enrolled) 2024-09-13 - Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. [AB2317 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2317-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
August 23, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 20, 2024 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyen (Coauthors: Assembly Members Calderon, Jackson, and Villapudua) |
February 12, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
The bill would also require an anaphylactic policy for family child care providers to be developed in consultation and coordination with the Joint Labor Management Committee established by the state and Child Care Providers United - California (CCPU). The bill would require the department’s Community Care Licensing Division to review minimum standards of training for the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1596.7985 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 1596.798, to read:1596.7985.
(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(6)An anaphylactic policy for family child care providers shall be developed in consultation and coordination with the Joint Labor Management Committee established by the state and Child Care Providers United - California (CCPU) pursuant to the agreement effective July 26, 2021, to July 1, 2023, between the state and CCPU. Training on the anaphylactic policy shall be provided by the department’s Community Care Licensing Division in consultation with CCPU pursuant to that agreement, and any extension or renewal of that agreement, for all family child care providers who wish to participate, regardless of union status. The department’s Community Care Licensing Division shall review minimum standards of training for the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors that satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (7), as necessary. Training established pursuant to this subdivision shall be consistent with the most recent Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies In Schools and Early Care and Education Programs published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(iii)The procedure and treatment plan shall require a parent or guardian to demonstrate an understanding of the protections provided for individuals who provide emergency medical or nonmedical care without compensation by signing a document acknowledging the Good Samaritan Law enumerated in Section 1799.102.
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(ii)The training course shall be provided at no cost to the employee during their regular working hours.
(iii)The department shall consider the feasibility of developing the training course in languages other than English to meet the needs of providers.
(iv)The department shall consider whether the training may be effectively provided through online instruction.
(E)A communication plan for dissemination of information by the department regarding children with a food or other allergy that could result in anaphylaxis, including a discussion of methods, treatments, and therapies to reduce the risk of allergic reactions.
(G)A communication plan for discussion with children that have developed adequate verbal communication and comprehension skills, and with the parents or guardians of all children, about foods that are safe and unsafe and strategies to avoid exposure to unsafe food.
(b)(1)The department shall create informational materials, in multiple languages, as applicable, pursuant to federal and state law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 17.5 (commencing with Section 7290) of
Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, detailing the anaphylactic policy developed pursuant to subdivision (a). On or before September 1, 2027, the department and the State Department of Education shall post the informational materials on each of the departments’ internet websites.
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(1)“Anaphylaxis” has the same meaning as provided in Section 49414 of the Education Code.
(2)“Epinephrine auto-injector” has the same meaning as provided in Section 49414 of the Education Code.