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Committee hears bill to allow stock albuterol in schools under statewide standing order
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 2360 to authorize schools to maintain stock albuterol and a statewide Department of Health standing order; medical experts and nursing organizations supported the measure while some school nurses urged defined protocols, training, staffing, and fiscal clarity.
The House Education Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 2360, which would permit public and private schools to maintain a supply of albuterol (in inhaler or nebulizer form) under a statewide standing order issued by the Department of Health. Committee counsel Megan Wargahay briefed the bill: it would allow school-supplied albuterol to be stored in a designated location on school property, transported on sanctioned excursions, and administered by a school nurse or designated trained personnel (with limitations when the student lacks an existing prescription). The bill sets a deadline (by Jan. 1, 2027) for OSPI and the Department of Health to include uniform procedures governing staff training…
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