SECTION 210:10-1-21. Emergency administration of anaphylaxis medication in public schools

(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).

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1140, eff 9-12-14]