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Asthma Medications Self-Medication Regulations
The following is a list of states with legislation that allows students to possess and self-administer prescribed asthma medications:*
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
States that have not yet enacted policies to allow students to self-medicate for asthma at school are:*
- South Dakota
Because state laws can change, the AARC encourages participants in Peak Performance USA to visit the National Conference of State Legislatures web site, their state department of health, or the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Law Program to review any changes to self-medication laws or current legislative action related to asthma.
* Information last updated 23 Dec 2009
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