117 HR 5699 IH: Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-10-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5699IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 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 CommerceA BILLTo expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health professional students.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act or the SAVE Act.

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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.