02/24/2026
Take Action with AAFA New England!
AAFA New England continues to work actively to support and advocate for the passage of increased access to emergency stock epinephrine legislation in Massachusetts.
H.4607 An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrine (previously H.2500).
H.4607 is currently with the House Ways and Means Committee. The language in H.4607 has expanded as compared to H.2500 and now includes language that would increase access to emergency stock epinephrine devices to prevent or treat a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction for First Responders (police, paid and volunteer fireman and medical technicians and Authorized Entities (restaurants, recreation camps, youth sports leagues, amusement parks, sports arenas, colleges and universities, etc.) First responders and employees of authorized entities who have completed the required training as outlined in this bill may provide or administer needed emergency epinephrine in good faith, and not be subject to any civil or criminal liability.
H.590 An Act relative to emergency stock supply of epinephrine in schools.
H.590 is currently with the House Ways and Means Committee. This bill is important because it would ‘require’ rather than ‘allow’ schools in Massachusetts (the current language of the law) to maintain a supply of stock emergency epinephrine devices. This non-patient specific stock epinephrine would be available to all students. A school nurse or other trained authorized individual who provides, administers, or assists in the administration of stock epinephrine to a student believed in good faith to be having an anaphylactic reaction will not be liable for any civil or criminal liability, including the school district.
H.4607 and H.590 are both incredibly important bills for the allergic community in Massachusetts and if passed into law, will increase access to emergency stock epinephrine – and save lives.
Please listen to MA resident Megan Shai Brown share why passing these two bills – and your help - is urgently needed! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NGD9yB5PDi0
AAFA New England is asking our community in Massachusetts to either call, email or write a letter to the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Representative Aaron Michlewitz, to urge his support of these bills and request that they be passed favorably out of his Committee and move them closer to being passed into law.
Take a moment and contact Chairman Michlewitz in one of the following ways:
Phone: 617-722-2990
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
The Honorable Aaron Michlewitz
Chairman House Ways and Means Committee
Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon St
Room 243
Boston, MA 02133
*For all communications with Chairman Michlewitz, please reference the bill numbers H.4607 and H.590. For email communications, please include the bill numbers in the subject line of the email.*
To access a letter template to use in written communication with Chairman Michlewitz, please see image!
Your voice matters! Help us improve access to stock epinephrine!
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