This legislative rule establishes standards for certified school nurses to assess student health needs and to decide who is best skilled to respond to them. Adoption By Reference.
Good health is essential to student learning.
This policy establishes the standards that must be followed in providing for students with health care needs. The resulting Basic and Specialized Health Care Procedure Manual for West Virginia Public Schools was designed for use by certified school nurses in West Virginia to assure safe, consistent provision of health care. Basic Health Care Procedures are defined as procedures performed by school personnel to ensure that health and safety needs of students are met. School Health Manager is defined as a certified school nurse who reviews and interprets medical data for health - related problems of the students and who coordinates all school health services. Certified School Nurse is defined as a registered professional nurse who has demonstrated expertise in school health nursing practice.