School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act

Bill: 116-hr-2468
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-02
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allergies

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Child health

Drug therapy

Elementary and secondary education

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Nursing
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Became Public Law No: 116-292.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill preferences for grants under the children's asthma treatment program states that require schools to establish allergy and asthma management programs that include individual action plans for students diagnosed with allergies or asthma.</p>

action_date: 2020-09-22
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes preferences for grants under the children's asthma treatment program for states that require schools to establish allergy and asthma management programs that include individual action plans for students diagnosed with allergies or asthma.</p>

action_date: 2020-09-29
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes preferences for grants under the children's asthma treatment program for states that require schools to establish allergy and asthma management programs that include individual action plans for students diagnosed with allergies or asthma.</p>

action_date: 2020-12-17
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes preferences for grants under the children's asthma treatment program for states that require schools to establish allergy and asthma management programs that include individual action plans for students diagnosed with allergies or asthma.</p>

action_date: 2021-01-05
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes preferences for grants under the children's asthma treatment program for states that require schools to establish allergy and asthma management programs that include individual action plans for students diagnosed with allergies or asthma.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2468 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2019 Mr. Hoyer (for himself and Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related grants, to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act . 2. Additional preference to certain States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows: (F) School personnel administration of rescue medications for allergies and asthma In determining the preference (if any) to be given to a State under this subsection, the Secretary shall give additional preference to a State that provides to the Secretary the certification described in subparagraph (G) and that requires that each public elementary school and secondary school in the State— (i) has in place a plan for having on the premises of the school during all operating hours of the school a school nurse or one or more other individuals who are trained personnel of the school; and (ii) has in place under the direction of a school nurse a comprehensive school-based allergies and asthma management program that includes— (I) a method to identify all students of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (II) an individual student allergies and asthma action plan for each student of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (III) allergies and asthma education for school staff who are directly responsible for students who have been identified as having allergies or asthma, such as education regarding basics, management, trigger management, and comprehensive emergency responses with respect to allergies and asthma; (IV) efforts to reduce the presence of environmental triggers of allergies and asthma; and (V) a system to support students with a diagnosis of allergies or asthma through coordination with family members of such students, primary care providers of such students, and others as necessary. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(E)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , such as the school nurse after individual ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting school nurse or before principal .

tv_txt: IB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2468 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related grants, to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act . 2. Additional preference to certain States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(F)— (A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and moving each of such subclauses (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; (B) by striking epinephrine.— In determining and inserting epinephrine or school comprehensive allergies and asthma management program.— (i) In general In determining ; (C) by striking in the State— and inserting in the State satisfy the criteria described in clause (ii) or clause (iii). (ii) Criteria for school personnel administration of epinephrine For purposes of clause (i), the criteria described in this clause, with respect to each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, are that each such school— ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Criteria for school comprehensive allergies and asthma management program For purposes of clause (i), the criteria described in this clause, with respect to each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, are that each such school— (I) has in place a plan for having on the premises of the school during all operating hours of the school a school nurse or one or more other individuals who are designated by the principal (or other appropriate administrative staff) of the school to direct and apply the program described in subclause (II) on a voluntary basis outside their scope of employment; and (II) has in place, under the direction of a school nurse or other individual designated under subclause (I), a comprehensive school-based allergies and asthma management program that includes— (aa) a method to identify all students of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (bb) an individual student allergies and asthma action plan for each student of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (cc) allergies and asthma education for school staff who are directly responsible for students who have been identified as having allergies or asthma, such as education regarding basics, management, trigger management, and comprehensive emergency responses with respect to allergies and asthma; (dd) efforts to reduce the presence of environmental triggers of allergies and asthma; and (ee) a system to support students with a diagnosis of allergies or asthma through coordination with family members of such students, primary care providers of such students, primary asthma or allergy care providers of such students, and others as necessary. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(E)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , such as the school nurse after individual ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting school nurse or before principal .

Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2468 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related grants, to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act . 2. Additional preference to certain States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(F)— (A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and moving each of such subclauses (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; (B) by striking epinephrine.— In determining and inserting epinephrine or school comprehensive allergies and asthma management program.— (i) In general In determining ; (C) by striking in the State— and inserting in the State satisfy the criteria described in clause (ii) or clause (iii). (ii) Criteria for school personnel administration of epinephrine For purposes of clause (i), the criteria described in this clause, with respect to each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, are that each such school— ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Criteria for school comprehensive allergies and asthma management program For purposes of clause (i), the criteria described in this clause, with respect to each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, are that each such school— (I) has in place a plan for having on the premises of the school during all operating hours of the school a school nurse or one or more other individuals who are designated by the principal (or other appropriate administrative staff) of the school to direct and apply the program described in subclause (II) on a voluntary basis outside their scope of employment; and (II) has in place, under the direction of a school nurse or other individual designated under subclause (I), a comprehensive school-based allergies and asthma management program that includes— (aa) a method to identify all students of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (bb) an individual student allergies and asthma action plan for each student of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (cc) allergies and asthma education for school staff who are directly responsible for students who have been identified as having allergies or asthma, such as education regarding basics, management, trigger management, and comprehensive emergency responses with respect to allergies and asthma; (dd) efforts to reduce the presence of environmental triggers of allergies and asthma; and (ee) a system to support students with a diagnosis of allergies or asthma through coordination with family members of such students, primary care providers of such students, primary asthma or allergy care providers of such students, and others as necessary. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(E)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , such as the school nurse after individual ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting school nurse or before principal .

Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 430 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2468 [Report No. 116–530] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2019 Mr. Hoyer (for himself and Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 22, 2020 Additional sponsors: Ms. Norton , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Cox of California , Ms. Wild , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Moore , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Welch , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Rush , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Kinzinger , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Engel , Ms. Barragán , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Young , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Rose of New York , Mr. Cummings , Ms. Johnson of Texas , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Luján , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Harder of California , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mrs. Axne , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Matsui , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Keating , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Vargas , and Mr. Van Drew September 22, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 2, 2019 A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related grants, to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act . 2. Additional preference to certain States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(F)— (A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and moving each of such subclauses (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; (B) by striking epinephrine.— In determining and inserting epinephrine or school comprehensive allergies and asthma management program.— (i) In general In determining ; (C) by striking in the State— and inserting in the State satisfy the criteria described in clause (ii) or clause (iii). (ii) Criteria for school personnel administration of epinephrine For purposes of clause (i), the criteria described in this clause, with respect to each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, are that each such school— ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Criteria for school comprehensive allergies and asthma management program For purposes of clause (i), the criteria described in this clause, with respect to each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, are that each such school— (I) has in place a plan for having on the premises of the school during all operating hours of the school a school nurse or one or more other individuals who are designated by the principal (or other appropriate administrative staff) of the school to direct and apply the program described in subclause (II) on a voluntary basis outside their scope of employment; and (II) has in place, under the direction of a school nurse or other individual designated under subclause (I), a comprehensive school-based allergies and asthma management program that includes— (aa) a method to identify all students of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (bb) an individual student allergies and asthma action plan for each student of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (cc) allergies and asthma education for school staff who are directly responsible for students who have been identified as having allergies or asthma, such as education regarding basics, management, trigger management, and comprehensive emergency responses with respect to allergies and asthma; (dd) efforts to reduce the presence of environmental triggers of allergies and asthma; and (ee) a system to support students with a diagnosis of allergies or asthma through coordination with family members of such students, primary care providers of such students, primary asthma or allergy care providers of such students, and others as necessary. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(E)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , such as the school nurse after individual ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting school nurse or before principal .

September 22, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 2468 AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain allergies and asthma-related grants, to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act . 2. Additional preference to certain States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(F)— (A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and moving each of such subclauses (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; (B) by striking epinephrine.— In determining and inserting epinephrine or school comprehensive allergies and asthma management program.— (i) In general In determining ; (C) by striking in the State— and inserting in the State satisfy the criteria described in clause (ii) or clause (iii). (ii) Criteria for school personnel administration of epinephrine For purposes of clause (i), the criteria described in this clause, with respect to each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, are that each such school— ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Criteria for school comprehensive allergies and asthma management program For purposes of clause (i), the criteria described in this clause, with respect to each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, are that each such school— (I) has in place a plan for having on the premises of the school during all operating hours of the school a school nurse or one or more other individuals who are designated by the principal (or other appropriate administrative staff) of the school to direct and apply the program described in subclause (II) on a voluntary basis outside their scope of employment; and (II) has in place, under the direction of a school nurse or other individual designated under subclause (I), a comprehensive school-based allergies and asthma management program that includes— (aa) a method to identify all students of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (bb) an individual student allergies and asthma action plan for each student of such school with a diagnosis of allergies and asthma; (cc) allergies and asthma education for school staff who are directly responsible for students who have been identified as having allergies or asthma, such as education regarding basics, management, trigger management, and comprehensive emergency responses with respect to allergies and asthma; (dd) efforts to reduce the presence of environmental triggers of allergies and asthma; and (ee) a system to support students with a diagnosis of allergies or asthma through coordination with family members of such students, primary care providers of such students, primary asthma or allergy care providers of such students, and others as necessary. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(E)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , such as the school nurse after individual ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting school nurse or before principal .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.