text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``School-Based Asthma Management 
  Program Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PREFERENCE TO CERTAIN STATES THAT ALLOW TRAINED 
                SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO ADMINISTER EPINEPHRINE AND ASTHMA-
                RELATED RESCUE MEDICATIONS.
  
      Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
  280g(d)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)--
                      (A) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as 
                  follows:
                      ``(F) School personnel administration of 
                  epinephrine and asthma-related rescue medications.--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) permits trained personnel of the 
                          school to administer epinephrine to any student 
                          of the school reasonably believed to be having 
                          an anaphylactic reaction;
                              ``(ii) maintains a supply of epinephrine in 
                          a secure location that is easily accessible to 
                          trained personnel of the school for the purpose 
                          of administration to any student of the school 
                          reasonably believed to be having an 
                          anaphylactic reaction;
                              ``(iii) permits trained personnel of the 
                          school to administer asthma-related rescue 
                          medication to any student of the school 
                          reasonably believed to have an asthma 
                          diagnosis;
                              ``(iv) maintains a supply of asthma-related 
                          rescue medication and modes of delivery, such 
                          as spacers or nebulizers, in a secure location 
                          that is easily accessible to trained personnel 
                          of the school for the purpose of administration 
                          to any student of the school reasonably 
                          believed to have an asthma diagnosis;
                              ``(v) 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
                              ``(vi) has in place under the direction of 
                          a school nurse a comprehensive school-based 
                          asthma management program that includes--
                                      ``(I) a method to identify all 
                                  students of such school with a 
                                  diagnosis of asthma;
                                      ``(II) an individual student asthma 
                                  action plan for each student of such 
                                  school with a diagnosis of asthma;
                                      ``(III) asthma education for school 
                                  staff who are directly responsible for 
                                  students who have been identified as 
                                  asthmatic, such as education regarding 
                                  asthma basics, asthma management, 
                                  trigger management, and comprehensive 
                                  emergency responses to asthma attacks;
                                      ``(IV) asthma medication and 
                                  emergency policies that are specific to 
                                  the school;
                                      ``(V) efforts to reduce the 
                                  presence of environmental triggers of 
                                  asthma; and
                                      ``(VI) a system to support students 
                                  with a diagnosis of asthma through 
                                  coordination with family members of 
                                  such students, primary care providers 
                                  of such students, and others as 
                                  necessary.''; and
                      (B) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``or asthma-
                  related rescue medication to a student reasonably 
                  believed to have an asthma diagnosis,'' after 
                  ``epinephrine to a student reasonably believed to be 
                  having an anaphylactic reaction''; and
              (2) in paragraph (3)--
                      (A) in subparagraph (C)--
                              (i) by striking ``The term'' and inserting 
                          ``(i) The term''; and
                              (ii) by adding at the end the following new 
                          clause:
                      ``(ii) The term `asthma-related rescue medication' 
                  means short-acting bronchodilators, such as albuterol 
                  and levalbuterol.''; and
                      (B) in subparagraph (E)--
                              (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                          inserting ``, such as the school nurse'' after 
                          ``individual'';
                              (ii) in clause (i)--
                                      (I) by inserting ``school nurse 
                                  or'' before ``principal''; and
                                      (II) by inserting ``and asthma-
                                  related rescue medication'' after 
                                  ``epinephrine'';
                              (iii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``and 
                          asthma-related rescue medication'' after 
                          ``epinephrine''; and
                              (iv) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and 
                          asthma-related rescue medication'' after 
                          ``epinephrine''.
target: School-Based Asthma Management Program Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to add requirements that states must meet to receive a preference for asthma grants. (Currently, the preference is given to states that meet requirements regarding administration of epinephrine to students having severe allergic reactions.) To receive the preference, states must additionally: (1) provide civil liability protection to trained school personnel who administer asthma-related rescue medication to a student with asthma; and (2) require schools to permit trained school personnel to administer asthma-related rescue medication to students with asthma, maintain a supply of asthma-related rescue medication, and have a comprehensive asthma management program.
feat_title: School-Based Asthma Management Program Act