H.R. 5699 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5699 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2021Mr. O'Halleran (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health professional students. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act or the SAVE Act. 2. Qualified persons Section 319F–3(i)(8) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d(i)(8)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) 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 .