Expanding Access to Lifesaving Epinephrine in Alabama Schools 

HB533 builds on Alabama's existing epinephrine laws by recognizing that emergency treatment is no longer limited to traditional auto injectors. The bill updates state law to use the broader term "epinephrine delivery system," allowing schools, students, and other authorized entities to use any FDA approved method of delivering epinephrine. This change ensures Alabama law can keep pace with advances in emergency allergy treatment without requiring future legislative changes.

For educators and schools, the bill means the protections and procedures already in place now extend to all FDA approved epinephrine delivery systems. Students may continue to carry and self-administer prescribed epinephrine, schools may continue to stock emergency supplies, and trained school personnel may continue to respond during an anaphylactic emergency using any approved delivery system. These same updates also apply to other authorized entities, including colleges, day care facilities, recreation camps, and similar organizations. The act takes effect on October 1, 2026.