To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to include medications and medical equipment for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose in aircraft emergency medical kits, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3616
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-23
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Drug therapy

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health technology, devices, supplies

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require that medications and medical equipment for the emergency treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose be included in an aircraft emergency medical kit; the FAA must, to the maximum extent possible, follow the guidance of the Aerospace Medical Association. </p> <p>In a 2019 guidance document to the FAA, the Aerospace Medical Association recommended including an opioid antagonist (e.g., naloxone or Narcan) in an aircraft emergency medical kit.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3616 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2023 Mr. Trone (for himself, Ms. Pettersen , and Mr. Ellzey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to include medications and medical equipment for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose in aircraft emergency medical kits, and for other purposes.

1. Inclusion of opioid overdose medication in aircraft emergency medical kit (a) In general Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall take such actions as are necessary to revise part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to require that appropriate medications and medical equipment for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose be included in an aircraft emergency medical kit. (b) Consultation In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent possible, follow the guidance of the Aerospace Medical Association.