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.
- Last Action
- 5/24/2023
Actions
- 2023-05-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- 2023-05-23Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2023-05-23Introduced in House
- 2023-05-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-23 (00)
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.
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Wiley Nickel (D-NC)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
Subjects
- Aviation and airports
- Drug therapy
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Transportation employees
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