Inhaler Law

Inhaler Law
New York State Consolidated Laws: Education
S 916. Pupils afflicted with asthma. The board of education or trustees of each school district and board of cooperative educational services shall allow pupils who have been diagnosed by a physician or other duly authorized health care provider with a severe asthmatic condition to carry and use a prescribed inhaler during the school day, with the written permission of a physician or other duly authorized health care provider, and parental consent, based on such physician's or provider’s determination that such pupil is subject to sudden asthmatic attacks severe enough to debilitate such pupil. A record of such permission shall be maintained in the school office.

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“I would rather not have asthma because then people would not worry about me. One time I have an asthma attack and had to stay home from school. That is a problem because I love school. School is really fun and I am an all A’s student.”

Danier, age 12

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