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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.

H.R. 3616 · 118th Congress · May 23, 2023 · Lineage

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Section 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.