Each school building will have a “seizure action plan” if the following criteria are met: (1) at least one student in that building has been identified as having a seizure disorder; and (2) that student’s parent or guardian and health care provider have worked with the school to develop a seizure action plan.
Every building with a seizure action plan will have at least one employee who has met the training requirements necessary to administer or assist with the self-administration of a seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms.
In accordance with state law, except in the case of an emergency, prior to the administration of a seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms by a school employee, a student's parent or guardian must:
- Provide the school with a written authorization to administer the medication at school;
- Provide a written statement from the student's health care practitioner containing the following information:
- The student's name;
- The name and purpose of the medication;
- The prescribed dosage;
- The route of administration;
- The frequency that the medication may be administered; and
- The circumstances under which the medication may be administered.
- Provide the medication to the school in its unopened, sealed package with the intact label affixed by the dispensing pharmacy; and
- Collaborate with school employees to create a seizure action plan.
If permitted by the student's seizure action plan, a student shall be allowed to possess the supplies, equipment, and medication necessary to treat a seizure disorder in accordance with such seizure action plan. Any authorization provided by a parent or guardian shall be effective only for the school year in which it is provided and shall be renewed each following school year. |