Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 212a - Administration of Medication by School Personnel and Administration of Medication During Before- and After- School Programs and School Readiness Programs › Section 10-212a-2 - Administration of medications

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The board of
			 education shall:
(1) determine who shall
			 administer medications in a school-a licensed nurse or, in the absence of such
			 licensed nurse, qualified personnel for schools;
(2) determine the circumstances under which
			 self medication by students is permitted;
(3) develop with the advice and approval of
			 the school medical advisor, if any, or other qualified licensed physician, and
			 the school nurse supervisor, specific written policies and procedures
			 concerning the administration of medications to the students within the school
			 system by a nurse, or in the absence of a nurse, by qualified personnel for
			 schools, for students who have a written order from a physician, dentist,
			 optometrist, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, and
			 the written authorization of a parent or guardian;
(4) develop with the advice and approval of
			 the school medical advisor, if any, or other qualified licensed physician, and
			 the school nurse supervisor, specific written policies and procedures for the
			 administration of epinephrine as emergency first aid to students who experience
			 allergic reactions and who do not have a prior written authorization of a
			 parent or guardian or prior written order of a qualified medical professional
			 for the administration of epinephrine, such policies and procedures to include
			 provision for:
(A) the administration of
			 epinephrine as emergency first aid by the school nurse or, when the school
			 nurse is absent or unavailable, by a qualified school employee who has
			 completed the training required by Section
			 10-212a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(B) the determination of the level of nursing
			 services and number of qualified school employees needed to ensure that there
			 is a school nurse or at least one such qualified school employee who has
			 completed the training required by Section
			 10-212a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes on the grounds of each school in the
			 district during regular school hours in the absence of a school
			 nurse;
(C) the determination of the
			 supply of epinephrine in cartridge injectors that shall be available in each
			 school in the district;
(D) the
			 selection of qualified school employees by a school nurse or a school principal
			 from employees who voluntarily agree to complete the training required by
			 Section
			 10-212a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes and to administer epinephrine as emergency
			 first aid;
(E) a mechanism to
			 ensure communication to one or more qualified school employees and other staff
			 that the school nurse is absent or unavailable and that a qualified school
			 employee shall be responsible for the emergency administration of
			 epinephrine;
(F) a mechanism to
			 ensure that persons who will administer epinephrine as emergency first aid to
			 students who experience allergic reactions but who do not have a prior written
			 authorization of a parent or guardian or prior written order of a qualified
			 medical professional for the administration of epinephrine, are notified of the
			 students whose parents have refused the emergency administration of
			 epinephrine; and
(G) the
			 determination of the regular school hours for each school within its
			 jurisdiction; and
(5)
			 review and revise, with the advice and approval of the school medical advisor,
			 if any, or other qualified licensed physician and the school nurse supervisor
			 or other qualified licensed physician, the policies and procedures concerning
			 the administration of medications as needed, but at least biennially.