State Law, State and District Guidelines and Policies
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Section One Section One Student Health Services Student Health Services State Laws, State & State Laws, State & District District Guidelines Guidelines & Policies & Policies
Transcript of State Law, State and District Guidelines and Policies
Section OneSection One
Student Health ServicesStudent Health Services
State Laws, State & District State Laws, State & District Guidelines & Policies Guidelines & Policies
““Guidelines for the Use of Health Care Professionals and Guidelines for the Use of Health Care Professionals and Health Care Procedures in a School Setting”Health Care Procedures in a School Setting”
2007 Guidelines Approved by Board of Nursing 2007 Guidelines Approved by Board of Nursing & State Board of Education with 2009 Supplement& State Board of Education with 2009 Supplement
Compliance with TCA 49-Compliance with TCA 49-5-4155-415
Requires skill nursing Requires skill nursing procedures to be done by procedures to be done by licensed health care licensed health care professionals at school & professionals at school & related eventsrelated events
Clarifies role of Clarifies role of unlicensed personnel in unlicensed personnel in school settingschool setting
Require training & set Require training & set guidelines for staff guidelines for staff assisting students in self-assisting students in self-medication at schoolmedication at school
Set guidelines for Set guidelines for procedures done by procedures done by students with or without students with or without assistanceassistance
Provides FAQProvides FAQ
Self-Assisted MedicationSelf-Assisted Medication Two staff designated Two staff designated
by Principal to assist by Principal to assist students with self-students with self-medication during medication during school.school.
Medication Training Medication Training provided by Nurse provided by Nurse Supervisors & Supervisors & required each school required each school year per State law.year per State law.
HealthOffice is the HealthOffice is the software used to log software used to log Medication Medication Assistance daily. Assistance daily.
HealthOffice requires HealthOffice requires a separate, one-time a separate, one-time training and training and enrollment is enrollment is available through available through MYHUb..MYHUb..
Request for Assisted Self-
Administration of Medication
Prescription and Non-Prescription
Medications
Use of School Staff to ProvideUse of School Staff to ProvideEmergency MedicationsEmergency Medications
Volunteer School StaffVolunteer School Staff Trained annually by School Nurse (RN)Trained annually by School Nurse (RN) Not liable in any court of law for injury resulting from Not liable in any court of law for injury resulting from
reasonable and prudent assistancereasonable and prudent assistance 911 to be called as well911 to be called as well Three Emergency Medications: Three Emergency Medications: GlucagonGlucagon for for
Diabetic emergency, Diabetic emergency, EpinephrineEpinephrine ( epi-pen) to treat ( epi-pen) to treat life threatening allergic reactions, and life threatening allergic reactions, and Diastat Diastat which which is an emergency anti-seizure medication.is an emergency anti-seizure medication.
