Sec. 527. Emergency medical equipment on passenger aircraft
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Not later than 12 months after date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall review and update, as appropriate, part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding emergency medical equipment, including the contents of emergency medical kits, and training required for flight crew. In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider— the benefits and costs (including the costs of flight diversions and emergency landings) of requiring any new medications or equipment necessary to be included in approved emergency medical kits under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; whether the contents of the emergency medical kits include the appropriate medications and equipment that can practicably be administered to address— the emergency medical needs of children and pregnant women; opioid overdose; anaphylaxis; and cardiac arrest; and what contents of the emergency medical kits should be readily available, to the extent practicable, for use by flight crews without prior approval by a medical professional.
In conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consult with associations representing aerospace medical professionals.