804.08 - Stock Medication for Life Threatening Incidents

The Independence Community School District seeks to provide a safe environment for students, staff, and visitors who are at risk of potentially life-threatening incidents including severe allergic reactions, respiratory distress and opioid overdose. Therefore, it is the policy of the district to annually obtain a prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters and spacers and/or opioid antagonists from a licensed health care professional, in the name of the school district, for administration by a school nurse or personnel trained and authorized to administer to a student or individual who may be experiencing an anaphylactic reaction, respiratory distress or acute opioid overdose.

Procurement and maintenance of supply: The district shall stock a minimum of the following for each attendance center:

One pediatric dose and one adult dose epinephrine auto-injector,
One pediatric and one adult dose bronchodilator canister and spacer;
One dose of naloxone or other opioid antagonist.

The supply of such medication shall be maintained in a secure easily accessible area for an emergency within the school building, or in addition to other locations as determined by the school district.

The school nurse shall routinely check stock of medication and document in a log monthly:

The expiration date;
Any visualized particles; or color change for epinephrine auto-injectors; or
Bronchodilator canister damage.

The employee shall be responsible for ensuring the district replaces, as soon as reasonably possible, any logged epinephrine auto-injector, bronchodilator canister or spacer, or opioid antagonist that is empty after use, damaged, or close to expiration. The district shall dispose of stock medications and delivery devices in accordance with state laws and regulations.

Training: A school nurse or personnel trained and authorized may provide or administer any of the medications listed in the policy 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, respiratory distress, asthma or other airway-constricting disease, or opioid overdose. Training to obtain a signed certificate to become personnel authorized to administer an epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters or spacers or opioid antagonists shall consist of the requirements of medication administration established by law and an annual anaphylaxis, asthma, other airway-constricting disease, opioid overdose training program approved by the Department of Education.

Authorized personnel will be required to retake the medication administration course, training program and provide a procedural skills demonstration to the school nurse demonstrating competency in the administration of stock epinephrine auto-injectors, bronchodilator canisters or spacers and opioid antagonists to retain authorization to administer these medications if the following occur:

Failure to administer an epinephrine auto-injector, bronchodilator canisters or spacers or opioid antagonists according to generally accepted standards of practice (“medication error”); or
Accidental injury to school personnel related to improperly administering the medication (“medication incident”).

Reporting: Authorized personnel will contact the school nurse or emergency medical services (911) immediately after a stock bronchodilator canister is administered to a student or individual. The school nurse retains accountability for professional nursing judgment with the administration of stock bronchodilator and whether to contact emergency medical services in accordance with Iowa laws.

The district will contact emergency medical services (911) immediately after any stock epinephrine auto-injector, or stock opioid antagonists is administered to a student or individual. The school nurse or authorized personnel will remain with the student or individual until emergency medical services arrive.

Within 48 hours, the district will report to the Iowa Department of Education:

Each medication incident with the administration of stock epinephrine; bronchodilator canisters or spacers or opioid antagonists;
Each medication error with the administration of stock epinephrine; bronchodilator canisters or spacers or opioid antagonists or
The administration of a stock epinephrine auto-injector, bronchodilator canisters or spacers or opioid antagonists.

As provided by law, the district, board, authorized personnel or school nurse, and the prescriber shall not be liable for any injury arising from the provision, administration, failure to administer, or assistance in the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector, bronchodilator canisters or spacers or opioid antagonists provided they acted reasonably and in good faith.

The superintendent may develop an administrative process to implement this policy.

Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 135.185; .190; 279.8.

281 I.A.C. 14.3.

655 IAC 6.2(2).

Cross Reference: 507.02 Administration of Medication

Approved: 05/16/2016

Reviewed: 11/16/2020

Revised: 08/15/2022, 10/16/2023

dawn.gibson.cm… Thu, 02/18/2021 - 14:10

804.08E1 - Parental Authorization and Release Form for the Administration of a Voluntary School Supply of Stock Medication for Life Threatening Incidents

_________________________________ ___/___/___ _________________ ___/___/___

Student's Name (Last), (First), (Middle) Birthday School Date

The district seeks to provide a safe environment for students, staff, and visitors who are at risk of potentially life-threatening incidents. The district supplies the following prescription medications for life threatening incidents that are listed below. Generic brands may be substituted, (select all that apply):

• Epinephrine auto-injectors

• Bronchodilator

• Bronchodilator Canisters and Spacers

• Opioid Antagonist

Pursuant to state law, the school district and its employees are to incur no liability for any injury arising from the provision, administration, failure to administer, or assistance in the administration of the selected prescription medications supplied by the school for life threatening incidents provided they have acted reasonably and in good faith.

The parent or guardian shall sign consent for the student to receive the voluntary school supply of stock medication listed for life threatening incidents and sign a statement acknowledging that the school district is to incur no liability as a result of administration of a prescription medication for life threatening incidents provided the school district to have acted reasonably and in good faith.

Electronic signature meets the requirement of written signature.

I request the above-named student be administered the voluntary stock supply of prescription medication, in the name of the school district, by a school nurse or personnel trained and authorized to administer to a student who acting reasonably and in good faith perceives the student may be experiencing symptoms associated with a life threatening incident following the administration instructions listed as identified in the required annual awareness training associated with the stock medication(s) above and after completion of the medication administration course requirements.

I understand the school district and its employees acting reasonably and in good faith shall incur no liability as a result of administration of the prescription medication(s) for life threatening incidents provided the school district to have acted reasonably and in good faith.

______________________________________ __________________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature Date

(agreed to the above statement)

lschaul@indeek12.org Thu, 10/19/2023 - 15:32

804.9 - Radon Mitigation

The district recognizes the importance of providing healthy learning environments for students, employees and community members in district buildings. The district will take appropriate measures as required by law to assess radon levels in attendance centers and provide for mitigation or other measures where appropriate.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to create administrative regulations necessary to carry out this policy.

Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 280.32

Cross Reference:

Approved 08/15/2022 Reviewed 08/15/2022 Revised

lschaul@indeek12.org Thu, 08/18/2022 - 14:00

804.9R1 - Radon Mitigation Regulation

The district will create and the board will approve a plan to assess levels of radon gas present in district attendance centers. Funding for any costs related to radon testing or mitigation will be paid from the state school foundation aid received to the district or from revenues received from the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education fund.

Each district attendance center will undergo a short-term test for the presence of radon gas at least once by July 1, 2027. Short-term test means a test using a device that remains in an area for two to seven days to determine the amount of radon in the air.

Radon testing will be performed by an individual certified to conduct such testing pursuant to Iowa Code section 136B.1 or by district employees who have completed a school radon testing training program approved by the Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Public Health.

If the results of any short-term test at an attendance center are at or above four picocuries per liter, the district will conduct a second short term test in spaces with elevated levels within sixty days of the first test. If the averaged test results of the first and second tests are at or above four picocuries per liter, the district will retain an individual credentialed to develop a radon mitigation plan.

The plan may include further diagnostic testing, corrective measures, and active mitigation. The mitigation plan will be completed within two years of first short-term test unless the district plans to abandon or renovate the attendance center within five years and renovation includes radon mitigation.

All new school construction will include radon resistant construction techniques.

lschaul@indeek12.org Thu, 08/18/2022 - 14:01