Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2815
Sponsor: Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]
Introduced: 2004-09-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Access to health care
Allergies
Asthma
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Child health
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Department of Health and Human Services
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Health education
Medical records
Nurses
Parent-school relationships
School health programs
School personnel
Secondary education
Self-care
Sports and Recreation
Student records
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: 
Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in making certain PHSA grants or any other asthma-related grant to a State, to give preference to States that require public elementary and secondary schools to allow students to self-administer medication to treat that student's asthma or anaphylaxis under specified conditions.
 
Provides that this Act does not create a cause of action or in any other way increase or diminish the liability of any person under any other law.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress: (1) commending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for identifying and creating strategies for addressing asthma within a coordinated school program; and (2) encouraging all schools to review these strategies and adopt policies that will best meet the needs of their student population.

action_date: 2004-10-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in making certain PHSA grants or any other asthma-related grant to a State, to give preference to States that require public elementary and secondary schools to allow students to self-administer medication to treat that student's asthma or anaphylaxis under specified conditions.
 
Provides that this Act does not create a cause of action or in any other way increase or diminish the liability of any person under any other law.
 
(Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress: (1) commending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for identifying and creating strategies for addressing asthma within a coordinated school program; and (2) encouraging all schools to review these strategies and adopt policies that will best meet the needs of their student population.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 784.
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg without amendment. With written report No. 108-394.
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg without amendment. With written report No. 108-394.
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced:  CR S9388-9389)
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9387-9388)
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: Introduced in Senate