Category
Chronic Conditions
Category
Chronic Conditions
State law addresses plans for managing chronic conditions.
Iowa Administrative Code 281-14.3 School district and accredited nonpublic school stock epinephrine auto-injector voluntary supply.
*14.3(3) Prescription for stock epinephrine auto-injector. A school district or accredited nonpublic school may obtain a prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors from a licensed health care professional annually in the name of the school district or accredited nonpublic school for administration to a student or individual who may be experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. The school district or accredited nonpublic school shall maintain the supply of such auto-injectors in a secure, dark, temperature-controlled location in each school building. If a school district or accredited nonpublic school obtains a prescription pursuant to the Act and these rules, the school district or accredited nonpublic school shall stock a minimum of one pediatric dose and one adult dose epinephrine auto-injector for each school building. A school district or accredited nonpublic school may obtain a prescription for more than the minimum and may maintain a supply in other buildings. 14.3(4)* Authorized personnel and stock epinephrine auto-injector administration.* A school nurse or personnel trained and authorized may provide or administer an epinephrine auto-injector from a school supply to a student or individual if the authorized personnel or school nurse reasonably and in good faith believes the student or individual is having an anaphylactic reaction.
Iowa Code 280.16 Self-administration of asthma or other airway constricting disease medication or epinephrine auto-injectors.
. The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall permit the self-administration of medication by a student with asthma or other airway constricting disease or the use of anepinephrine auto-injector by a student with a risk of anaphylaxis if the following conditions are met:
- a. The student's parent or guardian provides to the school written authorization for the self-administration of medication or for the use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
- b. The student's parent or guardian provides to the school a written statement from the student's licensed health care professional containing the following information:
- (1) The name and purpose of the medication or epinephrine auto-injector
- (2) The prescribed dosage.
- (3) The times at which or the special circumstances under which the medication or epinephrine auto-injector is to be administered.
Iowa Code 280.16 Self-administration of asthma or other airway constricting disease medication or epinephrine auto-injectors.
. The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall permit the self-administration of medication by a student with asthma or other airway constricting disease or the use of anepinephrine auto-injector by a student with a risk of anaphylaxis if the following conditions are met:
- a. The student's parent or guardian provides to the school written authorization for the self-administration of medication or for the use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
- b. The student's parent or guardian provides to the school a written statement from the student's licensed health care professional containing the following information:
- (1) The name and purpose of the medication or epinephrine auto-injector
- (2) The prescribed dosage.
- (3) The times at which or the special circumstances under which the medication or epinephrine auto-injector is to be administered.
Iowa Code 280.16A Epinephrine auto-injector supply.
. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a licensed health care professional may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a school district or accredited nonpublic school to be maintained for use as provided in this section.
- The board of directors in charge of each school district and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school may obtain a prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors and maintain a supply of such auto-injectors in a secure location at each school for use as provided in this section. The board and the authorities shall replace epinephrine auto-injectors in the supply upon use or expiration. Personnel authorized to administer epinephrine may possess and administer epinephrine auto-injectors from the supply as provided in this section.
- Personnel authorized to administer epinephrine may provide or administer an epinephrine auto-injector from the school's supply to a student or other individual if such personnel reasonably and in good faith believe the student or other individual is having an anaphylactic reaction.