Strongly opposed to stock EPI pens being a requirement for licensed child day centers. 

1. Liability and financial burden for centers.
2. No data indicates this is a need.  Children across the state are not experiencing anaphylaxis at an unprecedented rate.
3. Severe risk to children, even death, if administered unnecessarily.
4. Young children cannot verbalize their needs and symptoms.  Medication needs to be administered by a medical professional for children not already diagnosed with a severe allergy requiring an EPI pen.