Section 76403 Of Chapter 3. Student Health Services And Supervision From California Education Code >> Division 7. >> Title 3. >> Part 47. >> Chapter 3.
76403
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
governing board of any community college district shall cooperate
with the local health officer in measures necessary for the
prevention and control of communicable diseases in students.
(b) A registered nurse, acting under the direction of a
supervising physician and surgeon, may perform immunization
techniques within the course of a school immunization program
provided that the administration of an immunizing agent is upon the
standing orders of a supervising physician and surgeon and in
accordance with written regulations which the State Department of
Health Services may adopt pursuant to Section 303.5 of the Health and
Safety Code.
(c) While nothing in this section shall be construed to require
the physical presence of the supervising physician and surgeon, the
supervising physician and surgeon under whose direction the
registered nurse is acting shall require the nurse to:
(1) Satisfactorily demonstrate competence in the administration of
immunizing agents, including knowledge of all indications and
contraindications for the administration of these agents, and in the
recognition and treatment of any emergency reactions to agents which
constitute a danger to the health or life of the person receiving the
immunizations; and
(2) Possess medications and equipment required, in the medical
judgment of the supervising physician and surgeon, to treat any
emergency conditions and reactions caused by the immunizing agents
and which constitute a danger to the health or life of the person
receiving the immunization, and to demonstrate the ability to
administer the medications and to utilize the equipment as necessary.