Wisconsin stock epinephrine law
Wisconsin issues a statewide standing order, but not for every buyer: authorized entities only; schools under Wis. Stat. §118.2925 are excluded.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Every row below links to its own source.
Statewide standing order
Yes[YES]
Effective September 15, 2025. Wisconsin DHS authorizes pharmacists to dispense epinephrine - auto-injector, pre-filled syringe or nasal spray - without a patient-specific prescription to authorized entities under Wis. Stat. §255.07: camps, colleges, day cares, youth sports leagues, amusement parks, restaurants, workplaces and sports arenas. Schools described in Wis. Stat. §118.2925 are expressly excluded from the definition, so a Wisconsin school still needs its own prescriber. Present a current anaphylaxis training certificate at the pharmacy.
DPH Numbered Memo EMS 25-02 (Wis. Stat. §255.07)
How to get it in Wisconsin
Two documents: a prescription in your organization's name, and a standing order saying when trained staff may use it.
- If you are a school
- the Wisconsin standing order does not cover you, so you will need your own prescriber to sign one.
- If you are a childcare program
- the Wisconsin standing order does not cover you, so you will need your own prescriber to sign one.
- If you are a camp, gym, restaurant or workplace
- the Wisconsin standing order covers you. Register with the health department instead of finding your own prescriber.
Free medication, if you are a K-12 school
Wisconsin permits nasal spray for undesignated stock use, so neffyinSchools applies here as well as EPIPEN4SCHOOLS. See both programs.
Then the devices
Buy standard auto-injectors through your usual pharmacy or medical supplier, which is what most organizations do.
Every status for Wisconsin
Nasal spray allowed for stock use
Yes[YES]Wisconsin was the FIRST state to go fully device-neutral, signed Aug 16, 2023. Covers all FDA-approved premeasured delivery systems.
Childcare
Permitted[PERMITTED]Day care facility named.
Other public places
Permitted[PERMITTED]Recreational and educational camps, colleges, day care, youth sports leagues, amusement parks, restaurants, workplaces, sports arenas.
Notes
Wisconsin was the first state in the country to adopt fully device-neutral epinephrine language. Its statewide standing order covers authorized entities, not schools.
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Source: allergyrescuekit.com/free-epinephrine/wi · verified 2026-08-27