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SAVE Act

12/31/2022, 5:27 AM

Congressional Summary of S 2114

Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act or the SAVE Act

This bill expands the types of medical personnel authorized to administer or use a covered countermeasure (i.e., a qualified pandemic or epidemic product, a security countermeasure, certain drugs, biomedical products, or medical devices, or a respiratory protective device) during a federally-declared public health emergency to include specified health profession students with appropriate training in administering vaccines and supervision by a licensed health professional.

Current Status of Bill S 2114

Bill S 2114 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 17, 2021. Bill S 2114 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on June 17, 2021.  Bill S 2114's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of June 17, 2021

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2114

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2114

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Allied health services
- Civil actions and liability
- Dental care
- Drug therapy
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical education
- Nursing

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2114

A bill to expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health professional students.
SAVE Act
SAVE Act
Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act

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