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District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition. |
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Division VI. Education, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions. |
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Title 38. Educational Institutions. |
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Subtitle I. Public Education-Primary and Secondary. |
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Chapter 6. Student Health Care. |
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Subchapter IV. Administration of Medication by Students and Trained School Employees.
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Current through October 23, 2012
(a) A school shall keep the medication action plans in the school health suite or other designated, easily accessible location.
(b) A school shall create and maintain a list of students with valid medication action plans, including the emergency contact information for each student. The principal of the school may distribute the list among appropriate employees or agents of the school.
(c) A school shall maintain accurate records of all its employees and agents who are certified to administer medication.
(d) A school shall maintain accurate records of all incidents where medication was administered to a student in an emergency circumstance.
(Feb. 2, 2008, D.C. Law 17-107, § 9, 54 DCR 12230.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Temporary Addition of Section
Section 5 of Law 17-52 added a section to read as follows:
"Sec. 5. Maintenance of records.
"(a) A school shall keep the medication action plan in the school health suite, or other designated, easily accessible location.
"(b) A school shall create and maintain a list of students with valid medication action plans, including the emergency contact information for each student. The principal of the school may distribute this list among appropriate school employees.
"(c) Each school that has a student with a medication action plan for self-administration may schedule a meeting at the beginning of the school year with the school nurse, the principal, the student, the responsible person, and any other appropriate school staff to review the student's medication action plan. Authorization to possess and self-administer previously approved medication shall not be dependent on having had this meeting."
Section 11(b) of D.C. Law 17-52 provides that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5 of Student Access to Treatment Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-82, July 26, 2007, 54 DCR 7999).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5 of Student Access to Treatment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-140, October 17, 2007, 54 DCR 10736).
Legislative History of Laws
For Law 17-107, see notes following § 38-651.01.
