Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
General provisions. Every
public school district board of education that elects to stock epinephrine
injectors pursuant to the provisions of 70 O.S. §
1-116.3(B)
shall adopt a policy and establish procedures to ensure safe administration of
anaphylaxis medicine to a student in the event an emergency occurs while the
student is attending school or participating in authorized school-sponsored
activities on public school grounds. The State Board of Education shall adopt a
model policy which is made available to school districts for this
purpose.
(b)
Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this
Section, shall have the following meaning:
(1)
" Medication" means a
metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms,
prescribed by a physician and having an individual label, or an anaphylaxis
medication used to treat anaphylaxis, including but not limited to Epinephrine
injectors, prescribed by a physician and having an individual label.
(2)
" Self-administration" means
a student's use of medication pursuant to prescription or written direction
from a physician.
(c)
School district decisions to stock epinephrine injectors. Any
school district that elects to stock epinephrine injectors pursuant to the
provisions of 70 O.S. §
1-116.3(B)
shall ensure that its policy and procedures comply with all of the following
requirements:
(1)
Designation of
primary school health professional. The superintendent shall be
responsible for designating a primary school health professional at each school
site. The duties of the primary school health professional at each site shall
include:
(A) Responsibility for knowledge and
execution of all policies and procedures pertaining to emergency administration
of epinephrine injectors;
(B)
Responsibility for obtaining epinephrine injectors at the school
site;
(C) Responsibility for
ensuring that epinephrine injectors are secured and safely stored at the school
site;
(D) Responsibility for
maintaining a list of students at each site for whom a valid waiver of
liability executed by a parent or legal guardian is on file in accordance with
the requirements of 70 O.S. §
1-116.3(B)(2),
and that the list is easily and quickly accessible to employees authorized to
administer epinephrine injectors in emergency situations in which
self-administration of medication by a student is not possible;
(E) Responsibility for maintaining a current
list of all school employees authorized to administer emergency epinephrine
injections at each school site; and
(F) Responsibility for proper storage,
maintenance, and disposal of epinephrine injectors.
(2)
Designation of school employees
authorized to administer emergency epinephrine injectors. The
superintendent shall ensure that each school site has designated a sufficient
number of school employees at each site to ensure that an individual trained in
the emergency administration of epinephrine injections is available on the
school campus at all times during which students are present.
(3)
Training in the use of epinephrine
injectors. The superintendent shall ensure that all primary school
health professionals and school employees authorized to administer emergency
epinephrine injections designated in accordance with (1) and (2) of this
subsection shall be provided with training in the recognition of the signs and
symptoms of anaphylaxis and procedures for emergency administration of
epinephrine injectors that meets the requirements of 70 O.S. §
1-116.3(B)(1).
