Sen Hagan Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan is cosponsoring legislation to encourage schools across the country to maintain access to critical life-saving medication for children with food and other allergies. The bipartisan School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act will encourage states to improve school access to epinephrine auto-injectors, such as the EpiPen, to be used if students have life threatening allergic reactions.  “Millions of children across the country have food allergies, and more than 15 percent have experienced an allergic reaction in school,” said Hagan. “For these students, exposure to the wrong snack or food at lunch can quickly become fatal.” Hagan joins a bipartisan coalition of 18 Senators in cosponsoring the bill. The School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act would reward states that require schools to maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors and permit trained authorized school personnel to administer an epinephrine injection if a student experiences an anaphylactic reaction.