HB 5054 — Health: pharmaceuticals; administration of epinephrine; modify. Amends secs. 1178 & 1179 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1178 & 380.1179). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5049'25, HB 5050'25, HB 5051'25, HB 5052'25, HB 5053'25

HB-5054, As Passed House, December 17, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) and subject to subsection (2), a school administrator, teacher, or other school employee designated by the school administrator, who in good faith administers medication to a pupil in the presence of CRM H02192'25_HB5054_INTR_1H02192'25_HB5054_APH_1 rhfdij59ykeg 1 another adult or in an emergency that threatens the life or health of the pupil, pursuant to written permission of from the pupil's parent or guardian, and in compliance with the instructions of a physician, physician's assistant, or certified nurse practitioner is not liable in a criminal action or for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in the administration of the medication, except for an act or omission amounting to gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

(5) As used in this section, "epinephrine delivery system" means that term as defined in section 17744a of the public health CRM H02192'25_HB5054_INTR_1H02192'25_HB5054_APH_1 rhfdij59ykeg 1 code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17744a.

CRM H02192'25_HB5054_INTR_1H02192'25_HB5054_APH_1 rhfdij59ykeg 1 (3) Notwithstanding any school or school district policy to the contrary, a pupil of a public school or nonpublic school may possess and use a United States Food and Drug Administration approved, over-the-counter topical substance at school, on school- sponsored transportation, or at any activity, event, or program sponsored by or in which the pupil's school is participating if all of the following conditions are met:

A school district, nonpublic school, member of a school board, director or officer of a nonpublic school, or employee of a school district or nonpublic school is not liable for damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a pupil CRM H02192'25_HB5054_INTR_1H02192'25_HB5054_APH_1 rhfdij59ykeg 1 being permitted by an employee of the school or school district to use or possess a United States Food and Drug Administration approved, over-the-counter topical substance, an inhaler, or an epinephrine auto-injector delivery system because of the employee's reasonable belief formed after a reasonable and ordinary inquiry that the conditions prescribed in subsection (2) or (3), as applicable, had been satisfied.

(b) (a) "School board" includes a school board, intermediate CRM H02192'25_HB5054_INTR_1H02192'25_HB5054_APH_1 rhfdij59ykeg 1 school board, or the board of directors of a public school academy.

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