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Authorizes school districts to maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors and provides liability protection for school personnel who administer them in good faith.

Permits a pharmacist to distribute pre-measured doses of epinephrine to a school for emergency medication kits.

Establishes a framework for authorized entities, including higher education institutions, to maintain and use epinephrine auto-injectors.

Arkansas Emergency Epinephrine and Albuterol Act

Requires Arkansas public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools to maintain stock epinephrine auto-injectors and stock albuterol with standing orders, and establishes training protocols for personnel responding to severe allergic or respiratory events.

Establishes a structured, science-based approach to addressing indoor air quality in school buildings to mitigate environmental asthma triggers.

Massachusetts Stock Albuterol Bill

Proposed legislation to authorize public and private elementary and secondary schools to obtain, store, and administer undesignated bronchodilators, spacers, and nebulizers to treat students experiencing respiratory distress in school, providing staff training protocols and liability protections.

Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act

The Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act would provide the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the authority and resources to better protect against poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools. IAQ is essential for people suffering from asthma, as poor ventilation and indoor pollutants can trigger attacks and worsen respiratory health.

SponsorRep. Paul Tonko [D-NY-20] (Democratic)

Stock Bronchodilator Bill

Proposed legislation to allow public schools to maintain a stock supply of bronchodilators for use in respiratory emergencies.

School Asthma Emergency Act

This bill would allow schools to stock asthma rescue medications (bronchodilators/nebulizers) and permit school nurses or trained staff to administer them to students with diagnosed asthma during emergencies.

Epinephrine Modernization Act

Amends existing school health laws to clarify that 'epinephrine' includes both auto-injectable devices and nasal spray formats, ensuring schools can stock modern delivery methods for treating anaphylaxis.

Arkansas Emergency Epinephrine and Albuterol Act

Requires Arkansas public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools to maintain stock epinephrine auto-injectors and stock albuterol with standing orders, and establishes training protocols for personnel responding to severe allergic or respiratory events.

Establishes a structured, science-based approach to addressing indoor air quality in school buildings to mitigate environmental asthma triggers.

Emergency Medication Modernization Act

Proposed legislation to permit students diagnosed with asthma or at risk of anaphylaxis to carry and self-administer rescue inhalers and epinephrine, and expands the definition of epinephrine to include newer delivery methods like intranasal sprays.

Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act

A federal bill that would require local school food service personnel to receive annual training and certification on food allergies as part of the National School Lunch Program.

Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act

A federal bill that would require the USDA to include food allergy awareness and management training for local school food service personnel participating in the National School Lunch Program.

Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act

The Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act would provide the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the authority and resources to better protect against poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools. IAQ is essential for people suffering from asthma, as poor ventilation and indoor pollutants can trigger attacks and worsen respiratory health.

SponsorRep. Paul Tonko [D-NY-20] (Democratic)

Vermont has introduced entity stock epinephrine legislation that is currently pending in the state legislature.

Dillon's Law

Provides legal protection to trained Good Samaritans who administer epinephrine in emergencies, particularly in schools, to reduce preventable deaths from anaphylaxis.

SponsorRep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) (Bipartisan)

One School One Nurse Act

Assists in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of school nurses at every elementary and secondary public school to support children with asthma and severe allergies.

Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act

Expands coverage options for individuals with chronic diseases including asthma by allowing states to offer targeted chronic disease coverage plans outside of traditional open enrollment.

A bill to address asthma-related health issues.