Schools — stock epinephrine
Permitted[PERMITTED]Note §14-1414.1 is the self-administration section — do not cite it for stock epinephrine.
Pennsylvania stock epinephrine law
Pennsylvania does not issue a statewide standing order. You'll need a prescriber to sign one.
Last checked 2026-08-14. Every row below links to its own source.
How to get it in Pennsylvania
Two documents: a prescription in your organization's name, and a standing order saying when trained staff may use it.
- Everyone
- Pennsylvania does not issue a statewide standing order, so a prescriber signs yours. Any physician can, and in most states a nurse practitioner or PA can too.
Then the devices
Buy standard auto-injectors through your usual pharmacy or medical supplier, which is what most organizations do.
Every status for Pennsylvania
Nasal spray allowed for stock use
No[NO]HB 2117 would change this; it passed the House 192-9 in June 2026.
Childcare
Permitted[PERMITTED]Day-care facilities named as authorized entities.
Other public places
Permitted[PERMITTED]Recreation camps, colleges, day-care, youth sports leagues, amusement parks, restaurants, workplaces, sports arenas, law enforcement. Pharmacists may dispense on an entity-named prescription.
Pending legislation
HB 2117
Would let schools stock and administer epinephrine delivery systems and short-acting asthma medication to any student in an emergency.
Passed House 192-9 June 2026; in Senate Education
SB 1067
Would expand the authorized-entity definitions in 35 Pa.C.S. ch. 55.
Introduced Oct 2025; in Senate Health and Human Services
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Source: allergyrescuekit.com/free-epinephrine/pa · verified 2026-08-14