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House passes bill letting trained school staff give emergency epinephrine for anaphylaxis
Summary
The House approved HB176 to let schools voluntarily offer epinephrine (EpiPen or equivalent) administered by trained personnel with civil‑immunity for participants; supporters cited personal rescues and endorsements from emergency physicians.
The Utah House on the floor voted to pass House Bill 176, a measure creating an optional framework for schools to make emergency epinephrine available and to grant limited immunity to school personnel who agree to be trained to give it.
Sponsor Representative Dayton told colleagues the bill would allow schools that opt in to provide potentially life‑saving treatment for severe allergic reactions and would not make the program mandatory. "This bill provides a voluntary mechanism whereby schools can offer potentially life saving…
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