| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT TO KEEP CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGIES SAFE AT CHILD CARE 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | CENTERS. 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 110-91 reads as rewritten: 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | "§ 110-91. Mandatory standards for a license. 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | All child care facilities shall comply with all State laws and federal laws and local ordinances 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | that pertain to child health, safety, and welfare. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | standards in this section shall be complied with by all child care facilities. However, none of the 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | standards in this section apply to the school-age children of the operator of a child care facility 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | but do apply to the preschool-age children of the operator. Children 13 years of age or older may 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | receive child care on a voluntary basis provided all applicable required standards are met. The 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | standards in this section, along with any other applicable State laws and federal laws or local 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | ordinances, shall be the required standards for the issuance of a license by the Secretary under 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | the policies and procedures of the Commission except that the Commission may, in its discretion, 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | adopt less stringent standards for the licensing of facilities which provide care on a temporary, 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | part-time, drop-in, seasonal, after-school or other than a full-time basis. 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | … 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | (2) Health-Related Activities. – 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | … 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | j. Allergies. – Each child care facility shall observe the following 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | requirements with respect to allergies: 22 |
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| 34 | 35 | | 1. Require each caregiver to receive training on the 23 |
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| 35 | 36 | | administration of epinephrine. 24 |
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| 36 | 37 | | 2. Require emergency services to be contacted immediately in the 25 |
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| 37 | 38 | | event that epinephrine is administered. 26 |
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| 38 | 39 | | 3. Require notification to the parent or guardian of a child to 27 |
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| 39 | 40 | | whom epinephrine has been administered of a possible allergic 28 |
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| 40 | 41 | | reaction, including all known or potential causes of the 29 |
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| 41 | 42 | | reaction, immediately after the epinephrine has been 30 |
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| 42 | 43 | | administered and emergency services has been contacted. 31 |
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| 43 | 44 | | 4. Adopt, and provide a copy to parents of, food service policies 32 |
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| 44 | 45 | | that address and limit exposure to known or common food 33 |
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| 45 | 46 | | allergies. 34 |
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| 46 | 47 | | …." 35 |
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| 47 | 48 | | SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 36 |
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