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Health, education officials back adding intranasal epinephrine to school stock but caution against requiring school nurses as gatekeepers
Summary
The Department of Health and Agency of Education told the Senate Education Committee they support expanding authorized epinephrine formulations in schools (including intranasal products) but recommended avoiding language that would make a school nurse the sole authorizing agent, citing nurse staffing shortages and equity concerns.
Department of Health and Agency of Education witnesses told the Senate Education Committee on April 10 they support proposed bill H.209’s expansion to allow intranasal epinephrine in school emergency stock but recommended narrower language on who may hold and administer stock so schools without full‑time nurses are not excluded.
Elisa Stahlberg, Director for Family and Child Health at the Vermont Department of Health, said the department and AOE “are absolutely in favor of this,” describing epinephrine as “a life‑saving medicine” and noting that some free stock donation programs are…
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