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This bill requires first responders to be trained in recognizing and treating severe allergic reactions and to carry epinephrine delivery systems.

Requires first responders to be trained to administer epinephrine delivery systems.

Proposed legislation to require first responders to be trained in the administration of epinephrine delivery systems and to maintain such systems while on duty.

2023 Assembly Bill 914

Allows schools to adopt a plan for the management of students with asthma, including the stocking of short-acting bronchodilators.

Permits schools to maintain a supply of short-acting bronchodilators and authorizes trained school personnel to administer the medication to any person appearing to be in respiratory distress.

Dillon's Law

Updates state law to allow schools to stock and administer FDA-approved epinephrine nasal sprays and sublingual forms in addition to auto-injectors.

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.

Safe Step Act

Requires group health plans to establish a transparent exceptions process (24-72 hours) for step therapy protocols, allowing doctors to override insurer fail-first requirements when medically necessary.

SponsorSen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) (Bipartisan)

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.

Massachusetts Stock Epinephrine Bill

This pending bill would require all schools to maintain a stock supply of non-patient specific epinephrine auto-injectors. It mandates that the Department of Public Health create regulations for storage in unlocked locations and staff training.

Epinephrine Delivery Systems Update

A pending bill that updates existing school health statutes to replace the term 'epinephrine auto-injectors' with 'epinephrine delivery systems.' This change is intended to allow schools to stock newer, needle-free epinephrine options such as nasal sprays.