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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 280.16 SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF 1 2 ASTHMA MEDICATION. 1 3 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section: 1 4 a. "Medication" means a drug that meets the definition 1 5 provided in section 126.2, subsection 8, has an individual 1 6 prescription label, is prescribed by a physician for a 1 7 student, and pertains to the student's asthma. 1 8 b. "Physician" means a person licensed under chapter 148, 1 9 150, or 150A, or other person licensed or registered to 1 10 distribute or dispense a prescription drug or device in the 1 11 course of professional practice in this state or a person 1 12 licensed by another state in a health field in which, under 1 13 Iowa law, licensees in this state may legally prescribe drugs. 1 14 c. "Self-administration" means a student's discretionary 1 15 use of medication prescribed by a physician for the student. 1 16 2. The board of directors of a school district and the 1 17 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall 1 18 permit the self-administration of medication by a student with 1 19 asthma if the following conditions are met: 1 20 a. The student's parent or guardian provides to the school 1 21 written authorization for the self-administration of 1 22 medication. 1 23 b. The student's parent or guardian provides to the school 1 24 a written statement from the student's physician containing 1 25 the following information: 1 26 (1) The name and purpose of the medication. 1 27 (2) The prescribed dosage. 1 28 (3) The times at which or the special circumstances under 1 29 which the medication is to be administered. 1 30 c. The parent or guardian and the school meet the 1 31 requirements of subsection 3. 1 32 3. The school district or accredited nonpublic school 1 33 shall notify the parent or guardian of the student, in 1 34 writing, that the school district or accredited nonpublic 1 35 school and its employees and agents are to incur no liability, 2 1 except for willful and wanton misconduct, as a result of any 2 2 injury arising from the self-administration of medication by 2 3 the student. The parent or guardian of the pupil shall sign a 2 4 statement acknowledging that the school district or nonpublic 2 5 school is to incur no liability, except for willful and wanton 2 6 misconduct, as a result of any injury arising from the self- 2 7 administration of medication by the pupil and that the parents 2 8 or guardians must indemnify and hold harmless the school 2 9 district or nonpublic school and its employees and agents 2 10 against any claims, except a claim based on willful and wanton 2 11 misconduct, arising out of the self-administration of 2 12 medication by the student. 2 13 4. The permission for self-administration of medication is 2 14 effective for the school year for which it is granted and 2 15 shall be renewed each subsequent school year upon fulfillment 2 16 of the requirements of this section. However, the parent or 2 17 guardian shall immediately notify the school of any changes in 2 18 the conditions listed under subsection 2. 2 19 5. Provided that the requirements of this section are 2 20 fulfilled, a student with asthma may possess and use the 2 21 student's medication while in school, at school-sponsored 2 22 activities, under the supervision of school personnel, and 2 23 before or after normal school activities, such as while in 2 24 before-school or after-school care on school-operated 2 25 property. If the student misuses this privilege, the 2 26 privilege may be withdrawn. 2 27 6. Information provided to the school under subsection 2 2 28 shall be kept on file in the office of the school nurse or, in 2 29 the absence of a school nurse, the school's administrator. 2 30 EXPLANATION 2 31 This bill requires school districts and accredited 2 32 nonpublic schools to allow a student to possess and self- 2 33 administer asthma medication if the student's parent or 2 34 guardian submits written authorization, along with the name 2 35 and purpose of the medication, the prescribed dosage, and the 3 1 times at which or the special circumstances under which the 3 2 medication is to be administered. 3 3 The parents or guardians must indemnify and hold harmless 3 4 the school district or nonpublic school and its employees and 3 5 agents against any claims, except a claim based on willful and 3 6 wanton misconduct, arising out of the self-administration of 3 7 medication by the student. 3 8 The permission for self-administration of medication is 3 9 effective for the school year. However, the parent or 3 10 guardian shall immediately notify the school of any changes in 3 11 the circumstances relating to the self-administration of the 3 12 medication. 3 13 The bill allows the student to possess and use the 3 14 medication while in school, at school-sponsored activities, 3 15 under the supervision of school personnel, and before or after 3 16 normal school activities, such as while in before-school or 3 17 after-school care on school-operated property. 3 18 The school must maintain the information on file in the 3 19 office of the school nurse or, in the absence of a school 3 20 nurse, the school's administrator. 3 21 LSB 5823SS 80 3 22 kh/pj/5
Text: SF02128 Text: SF02130 Text: SF02100 - SF02199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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