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HR 3627 112th Congress House Health Allergies Child health Civil actions and liability Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Prescription drugs

School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act

Introduced: December 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in awarding grants to states under the children's asthma treatment grants program, to favor states that require their public elementary and secondary schools to: (1) permit authorized personnel to administer epinephrine to any student believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction, and (2) maintain a supply of epinephrine that is prescribed by a licensed physician and is stored in a secure and easily accessible location. (States given this preference are also required by current law to require those schools to authorize students, under certain conditions, to self-administer medication to treat their asthma or anaphylaxis.)

Requires such states to also have a Good Samaritan law protecting school employees and agents from liability related to the administration of epinephrine to students believed, in good faith, to be having an anaphylactic reaction.

What's happening now December 9, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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