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Epi-pen law for businesses

Colorado law allows businesses to stock and administer epinephrine auto-injectors, including EpiPen, Auvi-Q, or other types of auto-injectors. Under the law, an employee or agent at a business may use an auto-injector on any individual believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis. 
 

Requirements 

  • Be an authorized entity, including all businesses other than a school or hospital. 
  • Designate an employee or agent to complete required training on epinephrine auto-injectors.
  • Maintain proper storage, maintenance, control and oversight of the epinephrine auto-injectors. 
  • Report the use of the epinephrine auto-injectors by any employees or agents. 

Training

All businesses that maintain epinephrine auto-injectors are required to ensure that the staff responsible for this device have completed a nationally recognized training course that provides a certificate of completion and includes these topics:
  • How to recognize signs and symptoms of severe allergic reactions including anaphylaxis.
  • Standards and procedures for storage and administration of an epinephrine auto-injector.
  • Emergency follow-up procedures.
     
​Training is also available through the following organizations:
  • American Red Cross offers an anaphylaxis and epinephrine auto-injector course that teaches the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and how to care for a person having a severe allergic reaction, including how to administer epinephrine using an auto-injector device. This course includes videos, activities that reinforce key information, and a learning assessment. www.redcross.org
  • Code Ana's Online Epinephrine Training Program equips individuals of all backgrounds to be prepared for allergy emergencies. This course teaches how to prevent, recognize, and respond to anaphylaxis and provides a certificate after course completion. Code Ana welcomes licensed, and unlicensed caregivers and other individuals interested in this life-saving educational opportunity to take this course. codeana.teachable.com/p/giveepinephrine
  • Colorado Mountain College training courses offer an allergy/anaphylaxis module on the use of epinephrine auto-injectors in the following courses: Wilderness First Aid (16hrs), Wilderness First Responder (80 hrs), WEMT Upgrade (50 hrs), Wilderness First Responder Recertification (24 hrs) and EMT (200 hrs): coloradomtn.edu.
  • Desert Mountain Medicine (as part of Wilderness First Aid (16 hours), Wilderness Advanced First Aid (40 hours), Wilderness First Responder (80 hours), Wilderness First Responder Refresher (24 hours) and Wilderness EMT Upgrade (54 hours)): desertmountainmedicine.com.
  • Kickstart the Heart LLC training courses offer an allergy/anaphylaxis module on the use of epinephrine auto-injectors in the following courses: CPR/1st Aid/AED (5 hours online or lecture), Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto-Injector course (45 minutes): www.kickstart-the-heart.com
  • LifeLearnU.com offers emergency epinephrine injection training for caregivers. Caregiver class offerings include Full Qualified Medication Administration Person (QMAP) Training (8 Hours), QMAP Refresher Training (2.5 hours), CPR/First Aid (5 hours). A certificate of training is provided after course completion. Independent emergency epinephrine injection training is available for organizations by request. Training is open to licensed and unlicensed caregivers and other individuals interested in the educational opportunity. LifeLearnU.com.
  • Longleaf Wilderness Medicine offers includes training in allergies, anaphylaxis and the use of epinephrine auto-injectors as part of the Wilderness First Aid (16 hours), Wilderness First Responder (76 hours) and Wilderness First Responder - Recertification (24 hours) classes. longleafmedical.com 
  • MenuTrinfo offers a range of services including allergy and gluten-free training, kitchen audits, menu labeling, and nutrition help desk services. AllerTrain Entity training is for laypersons who would administer epinephrine in emergency anaphylaxis situations when assistance from medical professionals and first responders is not readily available. https://www.allertrain.com/allertrain/allertrain-allertrain-u.
  • National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Wilderness Medicine Institute (as part of Wilderness First Aid (16 hours), Wilderness Advanced First Aid (40 hours), Wilderness First Responder (80 hours), and Wilderness EMT (200 hours))www.nols.edu.
  • ProTrainings offers an online anaphylaxis and epinephrine autoinjector course that helps you recognize the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and how to treat severe allergic reactions. You'll learn how to properly use an auto-injector and the steps to take afterward to make sure the patient has the best chance of recovery. The online course is roughly an hour long and includes lecture and demonstration videos, an online exam, and a printable certificate of completion. Training is open to licensed and unlicensed caregivers or anyone who would administer epinephrine in an emergency. proanaphylaxis.com.
  • Wilderness Medical Associates International training courses offer a section on allergies that includes a module on the use of epinephrine auto-injectors for the treatment of anaphylaxis.  The courses include Wilderness First Aid (16 hrs), Wilderness Advanced First Aid (36 hr), Bridge (36 hrs), Wilderness First Responder (70 hrs), WEMT Upgrade (45 hrs), Open Recertification (24 hrs), Wilderness Advanced Life Support (36 hrs) Wilderness Medical Elective (80 hrs) and all iterations of them: www.wildmed.com.
  • Wilderness Medicine Outfitters offers anaphylaxis training courses, both online and in-person. The courses include Wilderness First Aid (16 hrs), Wilderness Intermediate First Aid (24 hrs), Wilderness Advanced First Aid (40 hrs), on-line Advanced Wilderness First Aid (48 hrs), Wilderness First Responder/WEMT module (76 hrs), Wilderness Advanced Life Support (40 hrs), free non-certificated online Anaphylaxis class and certificated online Anaphylaxis class: wildernessmedicine.com/epi.
  • Wilderness Medicine Training Center International courses include a module on the use of epinephrine auto-injectors for the treatment of anaphylaxis as follows: Wilderness First Aid (24 hrs), Wilderness Advanced First Aid (45 hrs), Wilderness First Responder (80 hrs), WEMT Upgrade (55 hrs), and Recertification (24 hrs): wildmedcenter.com.
The use of epinephrine auto-injectors at your business must be reported. 

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303-692-2789
erica.bloom@state.co.us