Current through Reg. 50, No. 249, December 24, 2024
(1) The
state plan for school health services shall be developed by the department in
cooperation with the Department of Education to include, at a minimum, a plan
for the delivery of school services; accountability and outcome indicators;
strategies for assessing and blending financial resources (both public and
private); and establishment of a data system.
(2) The local school health services plans
shall include, at a minimum, the following components:
(a) A plan for the delivery of those services
listed in ss. 381.0056(5)(a)-(r)
and 381.0057, F.S.;
(b) Budget and staffing
information;
(c) Number and levels
of public and non-public schools and number of students served;
(d) Communicable disease policies;
(e) Immunization policies that, at a minimum,
include immunization requirements for schools as listed in Rule
64D-3.011, F.A.C., and Section
232.032, F.S.;
(f) Initial school entry health examination
policy;
(g) Health services
reporting procedures;
(h) Advisory
committee activities and membership; and
(i) School district and county public health
unit personnel responsible for coordinating health services.
(j) The local school health services plan
shall describe employing or contracting for all health-related staff and the
supervision of all school health services personnel regardless of funding
source.
1. Protocols for supervision of school
health services personnel shall be described in the local school health
services plan to assure that such services are provided in accordance with
statutory and regulatory requirements and professional standards. These shall
be kept on file at the local school district and the county health department
(CHD).
2. Decisions regarding
medical protocols or standing orders in the delivery of school health services
are the responsibility of the CHD medical director in conjunction with district
school boards, local school health advisory committees, the school district
medical consultant, or the student's private
physician.
(3)
Each local school health services plan shall be completed biennially and
approved and signed by the superintendent of schools, school board chairperson,
CHD medical director or administrator and the department's district
administrator.
(a) The local school health
services plan shall be reviewed each year for the purpose of updating the plan.
Amendments shall be signed by the school district superintendent and the CHD
medical director or administrator.
(b) The services provided shall be dependent
on the statutory requirements, local priorities and availability of
resources.
Specific Authority 381.0056(8) FS. Law Implemented
381.0056(5) FS.
New 3-10-85, Formerly 10D-84.15, Amended 4-6-94, 4-25-96,
Formerly 10D-84.015.
