Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act” or the “SAVE Act”.
Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act
A BILL
To expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health professional students.
Sec. 2 Qualified persons
Section 319F–3(i)(8) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d(i)(8)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
“(B) a medical, nursing, pharmacy, pharmacy intern, midwife, paramedic, advanced or intermediate emergency medical technician, physician assistant, respiratory therapy, dental, podiatry, optometry or veterinary student with—
“(i) appropriate training in administering vaccines, as determined by the student's school or training program; and
“(ii) supervision by an individual described in subparagraph (A); or”