Action | Adopt New Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 11/7/2012 |
The current PMAT course does not meet the needs of preschools that have students with a medical plan that requires the administration of Benadryl before administration of the EpiPen. There is a disconnect between what the PMAT course provides and what doctors are prescribing for emergency medication. Because many physcians are now prescribing Benadryl before administering an EpiPen as part of their plan, programs are required to take the MAT course in order to comply with regulations. MAT certified trainers are limited, the program is not cost effective but cost prohibitive. Please consider changing the PMAT course to include administration of Benadryl in order for preschool programs to continue serving all children with serious allergies.