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Opioid Overdose Medication Required on Aircraft

New regulations mandate that within 270 days of enactment, aircraft emergency medical kits must include medication and equipment for treating opioid overdoses. This aims to enhance the safety of passengers and crew by ensuring immediate medical assistance during in-flight emergencies.
Key points
All aircraft will be required to carry opioid overdose medication in their emergency medical kits.
The change aims to improve the safety of passengers and crew during in-flight medical emergencies.
These changes will be implemented within 270 days of the act's enactment.
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Additional Information
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.
Print number: HR 3616
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Process start date: 2023-05-23