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HB 1376 Students; Board of Nursing to revise guidelines on seizure management for those with epilepsy.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Board of Nursing; guidelines on administration of drugs to public school students with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Directs the Board of Nursing to revise, in coordination with the Board of Medicine, guidelines for seizure management, including the list of rescue medications, for students with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. This bill provides that revised guidelines shall be finalized before August 1, 2010 and made available to local school boards for a fee not to exceed the cost of publication. This bill also requires the Board of Education to develop a standardized form to be used for authorizing administration of such medications in public schools.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Board of Nursing; guidelines on administration of drugs to public school students with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Directs the Board of Nursing to revise, in coordination with the Boards of Medicine and Education, guidelines for seizure management, including the list of rescue medications, for students with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. This bill provides that revised guidelines shall be finalized before September 1, 2010, and made available to local school boards for a fee not to exceed the cost of publication.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Board of Nursing; guidelines on administration of drugs to public school students with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Directs the Board of Nursing to develop and revise as may be necessary, in coordination with the Boards of Medicine and Education, guidelines for the administration of rescue medications for students with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. The first set of guidelines must be finalized by September of this year and must be made available to local school boards for a fee not to exceed the costs of publication.