HB 1085 — Promoting a safe learning environment for students with seizure disorders.

H-0990.1H-0039.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1085 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2021 Regular Session By House Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Kloba, Vick, Volz, Leavitt, Ramel, Hoff, Graham, Chopp, Lovick, Stokesbary, and Pollet)Pollet READPrefiled FIRST01/05/21. TIME 02/15/21.

Read first time 01/11/21.

Referred to Committee on Education.

1 SHBHB 1085 (iv) The establishment of school policy exceptions necessary to accommodate the students' needs related to epilepsy or other seizure disorders as described in the individual health plan;

2 SHBHB 1085 (3)(a) To be eligible to be a parent-designated adult, a school district employee not licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW shall file, without coercion by the employer, a voluntary written, current, and unexpired letter of intent stating the employee's willingness to be a parent-designated adult.

(4) NothingThis in this section isapplies intendedbeginning towith supersedethe or2022-23 otherwiseschool modifyyear. nurse delegation requirements established in RCW 18.79.260.

(5) This section applies beginning with the 2022-23 school year.

(a) The board of directors of the public school district or the governing board of the private school or, if none, the chief administrator of the private school shall adopt policies which address the designation of employees who may administer oral medications, topical medications, eye drops, ear drops, or nasal spray to students, the acquisition of parent requests and instructions, and the acquisition of requests from licensed health professionals prescribing within the scope of their prescriptive authority and instructions regarding students who require medication for more than fifteen consecutive school days, the identification of the medication to be administered, the means of safekeeping medications with special attention given to the safeguarding of p.legend drugs as defined in chapter 69.41 RCW, and the means of maintaining a record of the administration of such medication;

3p. SHB 1085 legend drugs as defined in chapter 69.41 RCW, and the means of maintaining a record of the administration of such medication.

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(b) The board of directors shall seek advice from one or more licensed physicians or nurses in the course of developing the foregoing policies;

After a school employee who is not a school nurse administers a nasal spray that is p.a legend drug or a controlled substance, the employee shall summon emergency medical assistance as soon as practicable));

4 SHB 1085 a legend drug or a controlled substance, the employee shall summon emergency medical assistance as soon as practicable));

((and)) (g)p. The board of directors shall designate a professional person licensed pursuant to chapter 18.71 ((RCW)) or ((chapter)) 18.79 RCW as it applies to registered nurses and advanced registered nurse practitioners, to delegate to, train, and supervise the designated school district personnel in proper medication procedures;

4 HB 1085 (g) The board of directors shall designate a professional person licensed pursuant to chapter 18.71 ((RCW)) or ((chapter)) 18.79 RCW as it applies to registered nurses and advanced registered nurse practitioners, to delegate to, train, and supervise the designated school district personnel in proper medication procedures;

A parent-designated adult must be a volunteer, who may be a school district employee((,employee ((, who receives additional training from a health care professional or expert in epileptic seizure care selected by the parents, and who provides care for the child consistent with the individual health plan;

The professional person designated under this subsection p.is not responsible for the supervision of the parent-designated adult for those procedures that are authorized by the parents.

5 SHB 1085 is not responsible for the supervision of the parent-designated adult for those procedures that are authorized by the parents.

and (b)p. Opioid overdose reversal medication.

5 HB 1085 (b) Opioid overdose reversal medication.

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