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-3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1.
				Administrators' Designees. School personnel as defined in W. Va. Code §
									18-5-22,
				excluding the certified school registered nurse (RN) or contracted provider of
				nursing services who are designated by the building administrators, are trained
				to administer non-prescribed over-the-counter (OTC) medication and agree to
				administer non-prescribed OTC medications when county policy allows such
				practice.
3.2. Basic Health Care
				Procedures. Procedures performed by school personnel to ensure and meet
				students' health and safety needs.
3.3. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). A
				valid certificate from an approved training program requiring a return
				demonstration to an instructor for adult, child, and/or infant CPR, e.g.,
				American Heart Association/American Red Cross.
3.4. Caregiver. A person who has met the
				requirements of the Medical Cannabis Act, W. Va. Code §§
									16A-1-1, et seq. to
				deliver and assist in the administration of medical cannabis for a designated
				patient who has been issued a medical cannabis identification card by the West
				Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health,
				and who has been issued a physician certification to use medical cannabis as
				part of the treatment of a serious medical condition.
3.5. Certified School Registered Nurse (RN).
				Licensed by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional
				Nurses (W. Va. Code §
									30-7-1, et
				seq.) who has completed a West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) approved
				program as defined in the W. Va. 126CSR114, Policy 5100, Approval of Educator
				Preparation Programs, and meets the requirements for certification contained in
				W. Va. 126CSR136, Policy 5202, Minimum Requirements for the Licensure of
				Professional/ Paraprofessional Personnel and Advanced Salary Classifications
				(Policy 5202). The county board or the county health department must employ the
				certified school registered nurse RN specified in W. Va. Code §
									18-5-22.
3.6. Contracted Health Care Provider.
				Licensed health care provider who provides health care services under contract
				with county boards. Health care services may be contracted after the ratio of
				one nurse for every 1,500 students, kindergarten through seventh grade, is
				provided to county schools.
3.7.
				Contracted School Registered Nurse (RN). Employee of a public health department
				providing services under a contract with a county board to provide services
				considered equivalent to those required in W. Va. Code §
									18-5-22.
3.8. Designated Qualified Personnel. Employee
				or contracted provider who agrees to administer prescribed medications,
				authorized by the administrator/principal, completes training by the certified
				school RN, and is qualified for the delegation of the administration of
				prescribed medications by the certified school RN. Designated qualified
				personnel must also meet the specifications in W. Va. Code §
									18-5-22(d)
				and (e), which includes delegation of
				specialized health care procedures and medications to aides, and medication
				only to teachers and secretaries.
3.9. Emergency Action Plan. Written plan of
				action for health care interventions based on the assessment of the certified
				school RN and/or health care provider intended to be implemented by school
				personnel to ensure the safety and welfare of students requiring health care in
				the school setting.
3.10. First
				Aid. Training course in the emergency treatment administered to an injured or
				sick person before professional medical care is available. The certified school
				RN will coordinate this training.
3.11. Health Assessment. Process by which the
				certified school RN obtains student health data. This assessment is
				comprehensive, systematic, and continuous to allow the certified school RN to
				make a nursing diagnosis and plan for interventions with the student, family,
				school staff, and licensed prescriber when necessary.
3.12. Health Care Plan. Written document
				developed by the certified school RN, which includes a nursing diagnosis, is
				individualized to the student's health needs, and consists of specific goals
				and interventions delineating the school nursing actions, delegated procedures,
				and student's role in self-care.
3.13. Licensed Health Care Provider. Medical
				doctor or doctor of osteopathy, podiatrist, registered nurse, practical nurse,
				registered nurse practitioner, physician assistant, dentist, optometrist,
				pharmacist, or respiratory care professional licensed under W. Va. Code
				§30.
3.14. Licensed Practical
				Nurse (LPN). Person who has met all the requirements for licensure as a
				practical nurse and who engages in practical nursing under the direction of a
				Registered Professional Nurse as defined in W. Va. Code §
									30-7A-1,
				et seq. The LPN employed in a public school shall function under the
				supervision, assignment, and/or delegation of the certified school RN to
				perform nursing services (W. Va. Code §
									18A-4-8).
3.15. Licensed Prescriber. Licensed health
				care provider with authority to prescribe medication and health care
				procedures.
3.16. Medical Cannabis.
				Cannabis for certified medical use as set forth in the Medical Cannabis Act, W.
				Va. Code §§
									16A-1-1, et
				seq.
3.17. Medication Authorization
				Form. Form, inclusive of an order for prescribed medication, completed and
				signed by a licensed prescriber with a parent/guardian signature of permission
				to authorize medication administration to said parent's/guardian's child. The
				form must include the following: student name; date; allergies; medication
				name, dosage, time, and route; intended effect of medication; other
				medication(s) taken by the student; licensed prescriber and parent/guardian
				signature.
3.18. Non-prescribed
				Medication. Medication and food supplements approved by the Food and Drug
				Administration and may be obtained OTC without a prescription from a licensed
				prescriber.
3.19. Prescribed
				Medication. Medication with a written order signed by a licensed
				prescriber.
3.20. Performance
				Checklist. Tool used by the certified school RN to safely determine that
				designated school personnel meet the minimum standards required to perform
				necessary basic and/or specialized health care procedures.
3.21. Qualified. Ability to demonstrate
				competence and skills in the use of equipment and performance of techniques and
				procedures necessary to provide basic and/or specialized health care services
				for individuals with health needs and to demonstrate current knowledge of
				community emergency medical resources.
3.22. Related Services. Transportation and
				such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required
				to assist an eligible exceptional student to benefit from education as defined
				in W. Va. 126CSR16, Policy 2419, Regulations for the Education of Students with
				Exceptionalities. The term includes, but is not limited to, audiology, speech
				and language pathology, psychological services, physical and/or occupational
				therapy, counseling/social services, school health services, early
				identification and assessment, medical services for diagnostic or evaluation
				purposes, and parent training.
3.23. Retrained. Proper demonstration and/or
				instruction, as deemed necessary by the certified school RN.
3.24. School-Based Health Centers. Clinics
				located in schools that:
1) are sponsored and
				operated by community-based health care organizations;
2) provide primary health care services
				(including but not limited to diagnosis and treatment of acute illness,
				management of chronic illness, physical exams, immunizations, and other
				preventive services) to students enrolled in the health center; and
3) follow state and federal laws, policies,
				procedures, and professional standards for the provision of medical
				care.