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Committee hears strong medical support for allowing optional stock albuterol in Montana schools
Summary
Sponsor Rep. Melody Cunningham said HB600 would allow schools to keep emergency albuterol on site; multiple medical organizations and DPHHS backed the bill, citing asthma prevalence, safety profile, low per‑school costs and reductions in emergency visits.
Representative Melody Cunningham told the committee HB600 would authorize — but not require — Montana schools to stock albuterol for emergency use when students experience respiratory distress. She cited national guidance and protocols from medical organizations and said the law would include training, reporting to the Department of Public Health and Human Services and parental notification protocols.
DPHHS program manager William Biskupiak and several medical organizations (Montana Academy of PAs,…
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