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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-5.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-5.8 - Depression screening programs; report and evaluation.

18A:40-5.8 Depression screening programs; report and evaluation.  4. a. The Commissioner of Education shall develop a report, or contract with a research institution or organization to develop a report, evaluating depression screening programs in school districts participating in the Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program established pursuant to section 2 of this act as well as other school districts that have developed depression screening programs. In developing the report, the commissioner or contracted research organization or institution shall analyze the data forwarded to the Department of Education and the Department of Children and Families pursuant to subparagraph (g) of paragraph (1) of subsection b. of section 2 of this act. The study shall include information on:  (1) the costs of the programs to the districts and to parents or legal guardians of students, as well as any co-pays received by practitioners as part of the depression screening programs;  (2) the number of students identified as at risk of depression by the depression screenings in each district; (3) the number of students who were provided mental health services as a result of the screenings;  (4) the number of students who were identified as needing follow-up services;  (5) the number of school staff members involved in the depression screening process and the time spent administering the screening;  (6) best practices utilized by the districts or mental health providers in implementing the depression screening programs; (7) the health, academic, and safety benefits associated with establishing a depression screening program and an evaluation of any potential negative impacts on school districts and families that may be associated with implementing a depression screening program; and  (8) findings and recommendations concerning additional resources that may be necessary to screen adolescents for depression and to provide follow-up services to adolescents who have exhibited abnormalities in depression screenings.  b. Within 300 days following September 1 of the first full school year following the date of enactment, the report developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be submitted to the Department of Education, the Department of Health, the Department of Children and Families, the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). L.2021, c.237, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-6 - In general

18A:40-6. In general  The board of education of any district may provide such equipment, supplies, and services as in its judgment will aid in the preservation and promotion of the health of the pupils, subject to the provisions of section 18A:18-5.1. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-7 - Exclusion of pupils who are ill

18A:40-7. Exclusion of pupils who are ill  When there is evidence of departure from normal health of any pupil, the principal of the school shall upon the recommendation of the school physician or school nurse exclude such pupil from the school building, and in the absence from the building of the school physician or school nurse, the classroom teacher may exclude the pupil from the classroom and the principal may exclude the pupil from the school building. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-8 - Exclusion of pupils whose presence is detrimental to health and cleanliness

18A:40-8. Exclusion of pupils whose presence is detrimental to health and cleanliness  The principal may, upon the recommendation of the school physician or the school nurse, if either of them are present in the building, exclude from school any pupil who has been exposed to a communicable disease or whose presence in the school room certified by the medical inspector as detrimental to the health or cleanliness of the pupils in the school, and in the absence from the building of the school physician or school nurse, the classroom teacher may exclude the pupil from the classroom and the principal may exclude the pupil from the school building and the principal or the classroom teacher, as the case may be, shall notify the parent, guardian or other person having control of the pupil of the reason for his exclusion. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-9 - Failure of parent to remove cause for exclusion; penalty

18A:40-9. Failure of parent to remove cause for exclusion; penalty  If the cause for exclusion under this article is such that it can be remedied, and the parent, guardian or other person having control of the pupil excluded shall fail within a reasonable time to have the cause for the exclusion removed, the parent, guardian or other person shall be proceeded against, and upon conviction, be punishable as a disorderly person. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-10 - Exclusion of teachers and pupils exposed to disease

18A:40-10. Exclusion of teachers and pupils exposed to disease  No teacher or pupil who is a member of a household in which a person is ill with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, whooping cough, yellow fever, typhus fever, cholera, measles, or such other contagious or infectious disease as may be designated by the board of education, or of a household exposed to contagion as aforesaid, shall attend any public school during such illness, nor until the board of education has been furnished with a certificate from the board of health, or from the physician attending such person, or from a medical inspector, certifying that all danger of communicating the disease by the teacher or pupil has passed. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-11 - Exclusion of pupils having communicable tuberculosis

18A:40-11. Exclusion of pupils having communicable tuberculosis  Any pupil found to have communicable tuberculosis shall be excluded from school and a report of each such case shall be filed by the school medical inspector with the health officer of the municipality in which the pupil resides. Readmission to school may be granted when proof satisfactory to the school medical inspector is furnished to indicate that the pupil is free from communicable tuberculosis. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1977, c. 63, s. 1, eff. April 15, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12 - Closing schools during epidemic

18A:40-12. Closing schools during epidemic  Whenever the board of health of any municipality shall declare any epidemic or cause of ill health to be so injurious or hazardous as to make it necessary to close any or all of the public schools in the municipality, the board shall immediately serve notice on the board of education of the school district situated in the municipality that it is desirable to close the school or schools. Upon receipt of the notice the board of education may close the schools under its control, or such of them as may be designated by the board of health. The schools so closed shall not be reopened until the board of education is satisfied that all danger from the epidemic or cause of ill health has been removed. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.1 - Protective eye devices required for teachers, pupils and visitors in certain cases

18A:40-12.1. Protective eye devices required for teachers, pupils and visitors in certain cases  The board of education of every school district shall require each pupil and teacher in the public schools of the district to wear industrial quality eye protective devices while attending classes in vocational or industrial art shops or laboratories in which caustic or explosive chemicals, hot liquids or solids, hot molten metals, or explosives are used or in which welding of any type, repair or servicing of vehicles, heat treatment or tempering of metals, or the milling, sawing, stamping or cutting of solid materials, or any similar dangerous process is taught, exposure to which might have a tendency to cause damage to the eyes. Visitors to such classrooms or laboratories shall also be required to wear such protective devices. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.2 - Rules prescribing kinds, types and quality of devices

18A:40-12.2. Rules prescribing kinds, types and quality of devices  The commissioner, by rule or regulation, shall prescribe the kinds, types and quality of such protective devices and in so doing, the commissioner shall be guided by the standards promulgated by the American Standards Association, Inc. for such protective devices. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.3 - Self-administration of medication by pupil permitted.

18A:40-12.3 Self-administration of medication by pupil permitted.  1. a. A board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall permit the self-administration of medication by a pupil for asthma or other potentially life-threatening illnesses, a life-threatening allergic reaction, or adrenal insufficiency provided that: (1) the parents or guardians of the pupil provide to the board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school written authorization for the self-administration of medication; (2) the parents or guardians of the pupil provide to the board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school written certification from the physician of the pupil that the pupil has asthma or another potentially life-threatening illness, is subject to a life-threatening allergic reaction, or has adrenal insufficiency and is capable of, and has been instructed in, the proper method of self-administration of medication; (3) the board of education or the governing board or chief school administrator of a nonpublic school informs the parents or guardians of the pupil in writing that the district and its employees or agents or the nonpublic school and its employees or agents shall incur no liability as a result of any injury arising from the self-administration of medication by the pupil; (4) the parents or guardians of the pupil sign a statement acknowledging that the district or the nonpublic school shall incur no liability as a result of any injury arising from the self-administration of medication by the pupil and that the parents or guardians shall indemnify and hold harmless the district and its employees or agents or the nonpublic school and its employees or agents against any claims arising out of the self-administration of medication by the pupil; and (5) the permission is effective for the school year for which it is granted and is renewed for each subsequent school year upon fulfillment of the requirements in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection. b. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, a pupil who is permitted to self-administer medication under the provisions of this section shall be permitted to carry an inhaler or prescribed medication for allergic reactions, including a pre-filled auto-injector mechanism, or prescribed medication for adrenal insufficiency at all times, provided that the pupil does not endanger himself or other persons through misuse. c. Any person who acts in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this act shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability arising from actions performed pursuant to this act. L.1993, c.308, s.1; amended 1997, c.21; 2001, c.61, s.1; 2007, c.57, s.1; 2019, c.118, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.4 - Rules, regulations

18A:40-12.4. Rules, regulations  2. a. In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) the State Board of Education shall promulgate such rules and regulations as it deems necessary no later than six months after the effective date of this act.  b. A board of education shall not be prohibited from permitting the administration of medication pursuant to section 1 of this act prior to the promulgation of rules and regulations by the State Board of Education.  L.1993,c.308,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.6a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.6a - Guidelines for schools for management of food allergies, administration of epinephrine.

18A:40-12.6a Guidelines for schools for management of food allergies, administration of epinephrine.  4. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, appropriate medical experts, and professional organizations representing school nurses, principals, teachers, and the food allergy community, shall establish and disseminate to each board of education and chief school administrator of a nonpublic school guidelines for the development of a policy by a school district or nonpublic school for the management of food allergies in the school setting and the emergency administration of epinephrine to students for anaphylaxis.  L.2007, c.57, s.4; amended 2012, c.17, s.75.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.6b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.6b - Implementation of established guidelines.

18A:40-12.6b Implementation of established guidelines.  5. Each board of education and chief school administrator of a nonpublic school shall implement in the schools of the district or the nonpublic school the guidelines established and disseminated pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.57 (C.18A:40-12.6a). L.2007,c.57,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.6c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.6c - Training protocols for volunteer designees to administer epinephrine.

18A:40-12.6c Training protocols for volunteer designees to administer epinephrine.  6. a. In an effort to assist the certified school nurse in a public school district and the school nurse in a nonpublic school in recruiting and training additional school employees as volunteer designees to administer epinephrine for anaphylaxis when the school nurse is not physically present, the Department of Education and the Department of Health shall jointly develop training protocols, in consultation with the New Jersey School Nurses Association.  b. The certified school nurse in consultation with the board of education, or the school nurse in consultation with the chief school administrator of a nonpublic school, shall recruit and train volunteer designees who are determined acceptable candidates by the school nurse within each school building as deemed necessary by the nursing service plan. L.2007, c.57, s.6; amended 2007, c.229; 2012, c.17, s.76.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.6d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.6d - Immunity from liability.

18A:40-12.6d Immunity from liability.  7. No school employee, including a school nurse, or any other officer or agent of a board of education or nonpublic school, or a physician or an advanced practice nurse providing a prescription under a standing protocol for school epinephrine pursuant to subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.1997, c.368 (C.18A:40-12.5), shall be held liable for any good faith act or omission consistent with the provisions of P.L.1997, c.368 (C.18A:40-12.5 et seq.), nor shall an action before the New Jersey State Board of Nursing lie against a school nurse for any such action taken by a person designated in good faith by the school nurse pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.368 (C.18A:40-12.6). Good faith shall not include willful misconduct, gross negligence or recklessness.  L.2007, c.57, s.7; amended 2015, c.13, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.6e (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.6e - Funds used for compliance in nonpublic schools.

18A:40-12.6e Funds used for compliance in nonpublic schools.  4. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.) may be used to comply with the requirements of subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.1997, c.368 (C.18A:40-12.5) in nonpublic schools. L.2015, c.13, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.7 - Nebulizer required in schools.

18A:40-12.7 Nebulizer required in schools.  2. Each public and nonpublic school in the State shall have and maintain for the use of pupils at least one nebulizer in the office of the school nurse or a similar accessible location L.2001,c.61,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.8 - Regulations for use of nebulizer in schools.

18A:40-12.8 Regulations for use of nebulizer in schools.  3. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, shall adopt regulations requiring each public school board of education to develop policies for the administration of asthma medication through the use of a nebulizer by the school nurse or other person authorized by regulation. The regulations shall include: a. a requirement that each certified nurse or other person authorized to administer asthma medication receive training in airway management and in the use of nebulizers and inhalers consistent with nationally recognized standards, including, but not limited to, those of the National Institutes of Health and the American Association of Allergy and Immunology; and b. a requirement that each pupil authorized to use asthma medication pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.308 (C.18A:40-12.3), or a nebulizer have an asthma treatment plan prepared by the physician of the pupil, which shall identify, at a minimum, asthma triggers, the treatment plan, and such other elements as shall be determined by the State Board of Education. L.2001, c.61, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.77.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.9 - Annual asthma education opportunities.

18A:40-12.9 Annual asthma education opportunities.  4. The Commissioner of Education shall ensure that annual asthma education opportunities are made available for medical inspectors and all members of the teaching staff. L.2001,c.61,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.10 - Reimbursement to school.

18A:40-12.10 Reimbursement to school.  5. A public or nonpublic school shall apply to the Department of Education for reimbursement of the costs incurred in implementing the provisions of this act. The department is authorized to accept contributions of funds to reimburse public and nonpublic schools for those costs. L.2001,c.61,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.11 - Findings, declarations relative to the care of students with diabetes.

18A:40-12.11 Findings, declarations relative to the care of students with diabetes.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Diabetes is a serious chronic disease that impairs the body's ability to use food, and must be managed 24 hours a day in order to avoid the potentially life-threatening short-term consequences of blood sugar levels that are either too high or too low, and avoid or delay the serious long-term complications of high blood sugar levels that include blindness, amputation, heart disease, and kidney failure; b. In order to manage their disease, students with diabetes must have access to the means to balance food, medications, and physical activity level while at school and at school-related activities; c. The school nurse is the most appropriate person in the school setting to provide care for a student with diabetes, because the school nurse is in a position to coordinate care and educate school staff in the monitoring and treatment of symptoms, develop an individualized health care plan and an individualized emergency health care plan, and consult and coordinate with a student's parents or guardians and health care provider to establish a safe, therapeutic environment; d. Because of the significant number of students with diabetes, the effect of diabetes upon a student's ability to learn, and the risk of serious long and short-term medical complications, the Legislature deems it in the public interest to enact legislation that addresses the care of students with diabetes within the public school system. L.2009, c.131, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.12 - Definitions relative to the care of students with diabetes.

18A:40-12.12 Definitions relative to the care of students with diabetes.  2. As used in this act: "Individualized emergency health care plan" means a document developed by the school nurse, in consultation with the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes and other appropriate medical professionals, which is consistent with the recommendations of the student's health care providers and which outlines a set of procedural guidelines that provide specific directions about what to do in a particular emergency situation and is signed by the parent or guardian and the school nurse. "Individualized health care plan" means a document developed by the school nurse, in consultation with the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes and other appropriate medical professionals who may be providing diabetes care to the student, which is consistent with the recommendations of the student's health care providers and which sets out the health services needed by the student at school and is signed by the parent or guardian and the school nurse. "School" means an elementary or secondary public school located within this State. "School employee" means a person employed by a school district. L.2009, c.131, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:40-12.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:40-12.14 - Authorized employees for administration of glucagon.

18A:40-12.14 Authorized employees for administration of glucagon.  4. a. The school nurse shall have the primary responsibility for the emergency administration of glucagon to a student with diabetes who is experiencing severe hypoglycemia. The school nurse shall designate, in consultation with the board of education, additional employees of the school district who volunteer to administer glucagon to a student with diabetes who is experiencing severe hypoglycemia. The designated employees shall only be authorized to administer glucagon, following training by the school nurse or other qualified health care professional, when a school nurse is not physically present at the scene. b. The activities set forth in subsection a. of this section shall not constitute the practice of nursing and shall be exempted from all applicable statutory or regulatory provisions that restrict the activities that may be delegated to a person who is not a licensed health care professional. c. In the event that a licensed athletic trainer volunteers to administer glucagon to a student with diabetes pursuant to subsection a. of this section, it shall not constitute a violation of the "Athletic Training Licensure Act," P.L.1984, c.203 (C.45:9-37.35 et seq.). L.2009, c.131, s.4.