Section 49423.6 Of Article 2. Employment Of Medical Personnel From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 2.
49423.6
. (a) On or before June 15, 2001, the State Department of
Education shall develop and recommend to the State Board of
Education, and the board shall adopt regulations, regarding the
administration of medication in the public schools pursuant to
Section 49423. These regulations shall be developed in consultation
with parents, representatives of the medical and nursing professions,
and other individuals jointly designated by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, the Advisory Commission on Special Education
established pursuant to Section 33590, and the Department of Health
Services. The Board of Registered Nursing may designate a liaison to
consult with the Board of Education in the adoption of these
regulations.
(b) Any regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be
limited to addressing a situation where a pupil's parent or legal
guardian has initiated a request to have a local educational agency
dispense medicine to a pupil, based on the written consent of the
pupil's parent or legal guardian, for a specified medicine with a
specified dosage, for a specified period of time, as prescribed by a
physician or other authorized medical personnel.