School Stock Albuterol Law - District of Columbia
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Summary
District of Columbia law or guidelines permitting schools to stock albuterol inhalers with a prescription and administer to students in respiratory distress.
Full Description
District of Columbia is one of 24 states (including DC) that have passed laws or guidelines permitting schools to stock albuterol inhalers with a prescription and administer them to a student believed to be in respiratory distress. These laws standardize asthma action plans and improve asthma management in schools. Stock albuterol laws help save the lives of students who experience an asthma attack at school and do not have their own prescribed inhaler. The federal School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act (SAMPRO Act, 2021) encourages more schools to implement comprehensive asthma management programs.
Key Provisions
1. Permits schools to stock albuterol inhalers with prescription. 2. Allows trained personnel to administer albuterol to students in respiratory distress. 3. Standardizes asthma action plans. 4. Improves school-based asthma management.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Children and adults living with asthma.
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Votes & Legislative History
An Act to Provide for the Administration of Epinephrine in Schools
Requires local school boards to adopt policies for the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors to students who may be experiencing anaphylaxis.
An Act to provide for the administration of auto-injectable epinephrine in schools
Authorizes public schools to maintain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine and train personnel to administer it to students experiencing anaphylaxis.
An Act to Authorize Schools to Maintain a Supply of Epinephrine
Allows public schools to stock epinephrine auto-injectors and provides immunity for trained personnel who administer them in an emergency.
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