Indiana Administrative Code
Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES
Rule 1.5 - Student Services
Section 1.5-6 - Health services
Universal Citation: 511 IN Admin Code 1.5-6
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-31-4-17
Affected: IC 20-31-4
Sec. 6.
(a) School corporations shall provide health services at the elementary and secondary school level.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a school corporation shall employ at least one (1) registered nurse who holds a bachelor of science in nursing and who shall coordinate health services.
(c) A school corporation may employ a registered nurse who does not hold a bachelor of science in nursing to coordinate health services under the following circumstances:
(1) The registered nurse was
employed by the school corporation on June 30, 2000, to coordinate health
services.
(2) The registered nurse
has been continuously employed in the same position since June 30,
2000.
(d) Health services include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Prevention, which includes:
(A) creating a safe and healthful school
environment through a continuous health program for all students;
(B) employing principles of learning and
appropriate teaching in the delivery of health education; and
(C) acting as a resource to students,
families, staff, and the community regarding:
(i) health services;
(ii) health education; and
(iii) a healthy environment.
(2) Assessment, which
includes:
(A) maintaining a continuous health
program for all students through implementing and monitoring health services in
accordance with laws, regulations, and standards of practice; and
(B) using the nursing process to collect,
interpret, and record information about the health, developmental, and
educational status of students to determine a nursing diagnosis and develop
health care plans.
(3)
Intervention, which includes:
(A) implementing
and monitoring a system for the provision of health services and emergency
care;
(B) providing individual and
group counseling to students and staff in health related matters; and
(C) communicating with parents and
collaborating with others to facilitate the continuity of services and
care.
(4) Referral,
which includes:
(A) utilizing appropriate
health care personnel and health care resources to meet individual student
needs;
(B) evaluating student and
family responses to nursing actions and referrals; and
(C) coordinating health services with:
(i) families;
(ii) other school programs;
(iii) in-school professionals;
(iv) school-based resources; and
(v) community-based resources.
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