Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
chapter
Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers [8 VAC 20 ‑ 780]
Action Amend regulation to require each child day center to implement policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine
Stage Fast-Track
Comment Period Ended on 12/17/2025
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12/1/25  8:01 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

Opposed
 

A mandate for non-clinical childcare personnel to assess symptoms and dispense a high-potency prescription medication to UNDIAGNOSED children significantly heightens exposure, compounding the impact of rapidly escalating liability insurance premiums across the entire industry.  These are young children that likely cannot even properly articulate their symptoms.  I think the heart is in the right place on this one, but the practicality is simply not feasible, and quite frankly - dangerous.

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