H.R. 4662 · 114th Congress
School-Based Asthma Management Program Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Phil Roe
- Introduced
- 2016-03-02
- Latest action
- 2016-03-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
School-Based Asthma Management Program Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to add requirements that states must meet to receive a preference for asthma grants. (Currently, the preference is given to states that meet requirements regarding administration of epinephrine to students having severe allergic reactions.) To receive the preference, states must additionally: (1) provide civil liability protection to trained school personnel who administer asthma-related rescue medication to a student with asthma; and (2) require schools to permit trained school personnel to administer asthma-related rescue medication to students with asthma, maintain a supply of asthma-related rescue medication, and have a comprehensive asthma management program.