S. 2815 · 108th Congress
Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004
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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…
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate without amendment · Oct 8, 2004
(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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004
Latest action (Oct 8, 2004): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 784.
Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 20, 2004
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.