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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AM18 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Improving Emergency Medical Kit Efficacy and Flexibility in Commercial Airline Operations 
Abstract:

FAA proposes to eliminate the prescriptive list of required items in emergency medical kits and first aid kits and replace with a performance based requirement to ensure content are practical and sufficient to allow crewmembers to address the most common emergency illnesses or accidents that occur onboard commercial aircraft. FAA seeks to increase flexibility for air operators while maintaining predictability for airline operators to equip their onboard medical kits. This rule would also update crew training requirements on the use of these kits. This action is necessary to address requirements in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 121   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f)    49 U.S.C. 44701(a)(5)    Pub. L. 118-63   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory    05/16/2026 

Overall Description of Deadline: Sec. 368 of Pub. L. 118-63, 138 Stat. 1136 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note)

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: https://www.regulations.com   Public Comment URL: https://www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dr. Charles Mathers
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20591
Phone:405 954-4821
Email: charles.mathers@faa.gov