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.
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.
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.
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.