AllergyPassThe FARE Food Allergy
& Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan
The FARE plan records a person's allergens, symptoms, treatment instructions, and emergency contacts in a format other people can follow. Here's who uses it, how a clinician completes it, and where to get the current version directly from FARE.
Who actually needs one
Anyone with a food allergy may need a current plan wherever another person may need to respond: school, daycare, camp, work, a friend's house, travel, or a family gathering. For a child, the adults responsible for care should know where the plan is and how to follow it. Schools, camps, and childcare programs may have their own submission and renewal requirements, so check those before the first day.
The plan is not only a school form. FARE describes it as a personalized treatment document for anyone with a food allergy; the clinician's instructions and emergency contacts are what make it useful to a caregiver or workplace.
What's on the form
A completed FARE emergency care plan usually includes:
- The person's name, photo, and identifying information
- The specific food allergens diagnosed
- Symptoms and treatment instructions, including when to use prescribed medication
- Emergency contacts
- Physician signature and the date it was signed
Because it records medication and treatment instructions, have the person's own clinician complete and sign it. Do not replace the signed plan with a parent-written summary or copy medication directions from an older form.
How to get and fill one out
- Open the current version from FARE's own site rather than relying on an old copy circulating in a school or caregiver folder.
- Bring it to the person's clinician. The clinician records the allergens, symptoms, treatment instructions, and contacts, then signs it.
- Place copies where they are needed. Give the signed plan to the responsible school, camp, workplace, caregiver, or travel companion, and keep a copy with the person's medication and at home.
- Review it when circumstances change. Update it when the diagnosis, medication, dosage, emergency contacts, or care setting changes, and follow the setting's renewal schedule.
Get emergency medical coverage that includes anaphylaxis treatment abroad before you fly.
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FARE publishes writable versions in English and Spanish at no cost on its own site. One heads-up before you click: the page asks you to log in or register before the download appears.
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That extra step is worth taking rather than grabbing a copy from elsewhere: a school or third-party copy may be an older revision whose medication instructions no longer match the person's prescription.
FARE form vs. a travel allergy card
The FARE plan explains what to do during a reaction and who to contact. It is not a restaurant communication tool, even though FARE also provides a Spanish version. It does not replace questions about ingredients, preparation, or cross-contact.
That's a different problem than the one AllergyPass solves. AllergyPass's allergy card builder makes a bilingual card a traveler can show kitchen staff abroad, in the local language, to communicate allergens and help avoid a reaction in the first place. A traveler may still need the FARE plan for caregivers and a separate translated card for restaurants.
The two documents serve different jobs: keep the signed FARE plan with the responsible caregiver and medication, and keep the translated allergy card with the traveler.
Frequently asked questions
Is the FARE form the same as a food allergy action plan?
FARE's current document is the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan. It was formerly called the Food Allergy Action Plan, so older copies may use that name. "FARE form" and "fare plan" are informal search terms, not separate documents.
Do I need a doctor to fill it out?
FARE says the plan is signed by a physician. Have the person's own clinician complete the medication and treatment instructions, then confirm any additional signature or renewal requirements with the school, camp, employer, or caregiver.
Is there a free printable PDF?
FARE publishes writable English and Spanish versions at no cost on its official page. The page currently asks visitors to log in or complete a registration form before viewing the download. Use FARE's current page rather than an old copy whose medication instructions may no longer match the person's prescription.
Does the FARE form replace a travel allergy card?
No. The plan explains what to do during a reaction and who to contact; it is not a restaurant communication tool. A separate translated allergy card can help communicate ingredients and cross-contact concerns to kitchen staff while traveling.