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Such policies shall require that at least one school nurse, employee at the center, or employee of a local health department who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine has the means to access at all times during regular facility hours any such appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine that is stored in a locked or otherwise generally inaccessible container or area.B\n\nThe Board shall amend its regulations to require each family day home provider or at least one other caregiver employed by such provider in the family day home to be trained in the administration of epinephrine and to notify the parents of each child who receives care in such family day home whether the provider stores an appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine in the residence or home in which the family day home operates.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277831,"text":"The Board shall amend its regulations to require each child day center to implement policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine in every such center to be administered by any nurse at the center, employee at the center, or employee of a local health department who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine to any child believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction. Such policies shall require that at least one school nurse, employee at the center, or employee of a local health department who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine has the means to access at all times during regular facility hours any such appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine that is stored in a locked or otherwise generally inaccessible container or area.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":277832,"text":"The Board shall amend its regulations to require each family day home provider or at least one other caregiver employed by such provider in the family day home to be trained in the administration of epinephrine and to notify the parents of each child who receives care in such family day home whether the provider stores an appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine in the residence or home in which the family day home operates.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13625,"edition_id":1,"name":"Facilities and Programs","identifier":"8","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13624,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:24","permalink":{"id":182821,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13625,"identifier":"8","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8","url":"\/22.1\/14.1\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13624,"edition_id":1,"name":"Early Childhood Care and Education","identifier":"14.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12823,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:24","permalink":{"id":182605,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13624,"identifier":"14.1","token":"22.1\/14.1","url":"\/22.1\/14.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12823,"edition_id":1,"name":"Education","identifier":"22.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":180949,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12823,"identifier":"22.1","token":"22.1","url":"\/22.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":54594,"structure_id":13625,"section_number":"22.1-289.049","catch_line":"Regulated child day programs to require proof of child identity and age; 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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 695<\/a> and 696<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 122<\/a> and 123<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182867,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77450,"identifier":"22.1-289.059","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8\/22.1-289.059","url":"\/22.1-289.059\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.059\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8\/22.1-289.059","dublin_core":{"Title":"Possession and administration of an appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine by employees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.059","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall amend<\/span> its regulations to require each child day center<\/span> to implement policies for the possession<\/span> and administration of epinephrine in every such center to be administered by any nurse at the center, employee at the center, or employee of a local health department<\/span> who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine to any child believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction. Such policies shall require that at least one school nurse, employee at the center, or employee of a local health department<\/span> who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine has the means to access at all times during regular facility hours any such appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine that is stored in a locked or otherwise generally inaccessible container or area. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall amend<\/span> its regulations to require each family day home<\/span> provider or at least one other caregiver employed by such provider in the family day home<\/span> to be trained in the administration of epinephrine and to notify the parents<\/span><\/span> of each child who receives care in such family day home<\/span> whether the provider stores an appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine in the residence or home in which the family day home<\/span> operates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSSESSION AND ADMINISTRATION OF AN APPROPRIATE WEIGHT-BASED DOSAGE OF\nEPINEPHRINE BY EMPLOYEES (\u00a7 22.1-289.059)\n\nA. The Board shall amend its regulations to require each child day center to\nimplement policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine in every\nsuch center to be administered by any nurse at the center, employee at the\ncenter, or employee of a local health department who is authorized by a\nprescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine to any child\nbelieved to be having an anaphylactic reaction. Such policies shall require that\nat least one school nurse, employee at the center, or employee of a local health\ndepartment who is authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration\nof epinephrine has the means to access at all times during regular facility\nhours any such appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine that is stored in\na locked or otherwise generally inaccessible container or area.\n\nB. The Board shall amend its regulations to require each family day home\nprovider or at least one other caregiver employed by such provider in the family\nday home to be trained in the administration of epinephrine and to notify the\nparents of each child who receives care in such family day home whether the\nprovider stores an appropriate weight-based dosage of epinephrine in the\nresidence or home in which the family day home operates.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, cc. 695, 696; 2023, cc. 122, 123.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}