West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-025A - Standards for Basic and Specialized Health Care Procedures and Standards for the Possession and Use of Medical Cannabis by a Student (Policy 2422.7) › Section 126-25A-9 - Staffing Requirements

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
9.1. Certified
				school RNs must be employed to ensure adequate provision of services to
				students with complex health care needs. RNs have the authority and the ability
				to teach and supervise other persons to render selected health services and/or
				procedures. (W. Va. Code §
									18-5-22.)
9.2. The certified school RN must have a
				current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of West
				Virginia (W. Va. Code §
									30-7-1, et
				seq.). The school RN must be certified as a school RN, as outlined in Policy
				5202. The certified school RN must be employed by the county board or the
				county health department (W. Va. Code §
									18-5-22)
				which contracts to provide equivalent services to county boards. Performance of
				professional nursing service means both independent nursing functions and
				health-related services which require specialized knowledgejudgment, and skills
				as governed by the West Virginia Nurse Practice Act (W. Va. Code §
									30-7-1, et
				seq.) and the National Association of School Nurses, Inc., Scope and Standards
				of Professional School Nursing Practice.
9.3. The certified school RN manages medical
				contacts, referrals, and interpretations of medical data. The certified school
				RN serves as the manager for health-related problems and decisions. In the role
				of manager, the certified school RN is responsible for certified school RN
				practice standards concerning health appraisal and health care
				planning.
9.4. School personnel,
				with the approval of the principal and the county board, may elect or in some
				cases be required to provide approved specialized health care procedures, and
				such procedures shall be delegated by the certified school RN as deemed
				appropriate. The certified school RN shall provide for training, retraining,
				and supervision, and, upon completion, certify the satisfactory level of
				competence before school personnel performs basic and/or specialized health
				care procedures. Qualified designated school personnel may be deemed not
				qualified in the performance of delegated basic and/or specialized health care
				procedures based on the ongoing monitoring and supervision by the certified
				school RN.
9.5. The LPN must be
				currently licensed in the State of West Virginia (W. Va. Code §
									30-7A-1,
				et seq.) and must function under the supervision of the registered professional
				nurse or licensed physician. W. Va. Code §
									18A-4-8
				defines licensed practical nurse as a nurse licensed by the West Virginia State
				Board of Examiners who is employed to work in a public school under the
				supervision of a certified school RN. The LPN shall not function as a certified
				school RN or as a school RN. The LPN completes a 12-month career and technical
				or community college program, obtains a diploma, and holds a valid West
				Virginia LPN licensure. A certified school RN has completed four to six years
				of college education, holds a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in nursing,
				certification in school nursing, and a-valid West Virginia RN licensure.
9.5.a. LPN working under the school RN's
				supervision shall practice under assigned and/or delegated nursing duties from
				the certified school RN. County policy may include, but not be limited to, the
				following:
9.5.a.1. nursing
				competencies;
9.5.a.2. itinerant
				status due to the continuous changes in student health care affecting the
				staffing of county health care providers;
9.5.a.3. ability to receive written, verbal,
				telephone, faxed, electronic, and/or emailed orders for student care from a
				licensed health care provider/prescriber with communication to the certified
				school RN responsible for the overall care of the student;
9.5.a.4. contribution to the nursing
				assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective
				data, including health screenings, in an accurate and timely manner to the
				certified school RN; and
9.5.a.5.
				ability to provide student and staff education related to health promotion,
				disease prevention, and chronic diseases.