Outline of the state of Indiana
State
Indiana
Addressed, but nurse availability limited

Category
School Nurse Availability

Category
School Nurse Availability

State law addresses availability of school nurses.

ARTICLE 4. PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES

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.

Policy Type
Non-codified

Indiana Administrative Code 511 4-1.5-2 Personnel

(b) The following ratios are recommended for providing student services:

  • (4) For health services, one (1) registered nurse for every seven hundred fifty (750) students enrolled in the corporation.
Policy Type
Regulation

Indiana Administrative Code 511 4-1.5-6 Health services

Sec. 6 (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.

Policy Type
Regulation

Indiana Code 20-34-3-6 School physicians and nurses

Sec. 6. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may appoint one (1) or more school physicians and one (1) or more nurses who are registered to practice nursing in Indiana.

Policy Type
Statute