New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 30 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Part 12 - EMERGENCY MEDICATIONS IN SCHOOLS
Section 7.30.12.11 - PREVENTION

Universal Citation: 7 NM Admin Code 7.30.12.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. A vital part of the emergency medication in schools programs is preventing respiratory distress and severe allergic reactions.

B. Recommendations will be developed by the department for school districts to use in the development of policies and procedures addressing both the use of the medications and prevention of respiratory distress and severe allergic reactions. The recommendations document will be issued upon request to interested school districts and governing bodies. The document will be available online through the office of school and adolescent health's website at http://nmhealth.org/about/phd/hsb/osah/.

C. The following resources are available for school districts to use in developing prevention strategies, and can be obtained from the office of school and adolescent health's website at http://nmhealth.org/about/phd/hsb/osah/ or by contacting the office at 300 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite 902, Albuquerque, NM 87108:

(1) the environmental protection agency's "indoor air quality: tools for schools;"

(2) the centers for disease control and prevention's "voluntary guidelines for managing food allergies in schools and early care and education programs;" or

(3) the centers for disease control and prevention's toolkit "initiating change: creating an asthma-friendly school."

D. Other resources are available through the department's asthma control program as well as the office of school and adolescent health.

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