JLCDA – Students with Chronic or Acute Health Conditions

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The Board recognizes that many students are being diagnosed with potentially life-threatening chronic or acute health condition(s) such as but not limited to allergies to certain foods, insect stings or other environmental elements or events causing an acute reaction to an antigen (anaphylaxis) or other acute health conditions. To address these issues and meet state law requirements concerning the management of allergies and anaphylaxis among students, the Board sets forth the following requirements.
Development of Individual Healthcare Plan (IHP) The school nurse, or a school administrator in consultation with the school nurse, shall develop and implement a health care plan (plan) for each student with a diagnosis of a potentially life-threatening chronic or acute health condition(s). The plan shall address communication between the school and emergency medical services, including instructions for emergency medical responders. If a student is suspected as having and qualifies as a student with a disability in accordance with federal law, the student's Section 504 plan, Individualized Education Program (IEP), and/or other plan developed in accordance with applicable federal law shall incorporate or meet this requirement. When deemed necessary by the school nurse or a school administrator in consultation with the school nurse, a licensed staff member will be selected as a delegate to perform in a student-specific selected situation a selected nursing task. In such circumstances, the IHP will reflect the delegation of the nursing task in accordance with applicable policy. Reasonable accommodations Reasonable accommodations shall be made to reduce the student's exposure to agents that may cause anaphylaxis within the school environment. If a student qualifies as a student with a disability in accordance with federal law, the student's Section 504 plan, Individualized Education Program (IEP), and/or other plan developed in accordance with the applicable federal law shall meet this requirement. Access to emergency medications Emergency medications for treatment of the student's life-threatening chronic or acute health condition or anaphylaxis shall be kept in a secure location accessible to designated school staff but inaccessible to students. Whenever possible and in a timely fashion, the student's parent/legal guardian shall supply the school with the medication needed for treatment of the student's life-threatening chronic or acute health condition(s) or anaphylaxis, unless the student is authorized to self-carry such medication in accordance with board policy JLCA, Student Health Services and Requirements. Staff Training The principal or equivalent school administrator, in consultation with the school nurse, shall determine the appropriate recipients of emergency anaphylaxis or other acute treatment training, which shall include those staff directly involved with a student who has a known life-threatening chronic or acute health condition(s) during the school day. At a minimum, the training shall prepare staff to have a basic understanding of life-threatening chronic or acute health condition(s) and the importance of reasonable avoidance of agents that may cause anaphylaxis, the ability to recognize symptoms of anaphylaxis, and the ability to respond appropriately when a student suffers an anaphylactic reaction. The training shall also include instruction in the administration of self-injectable epinephrine. Adopted: June 14, 2010 Revised: February 8, 2016
Cross References: JLCA – Student Health Services and Requirements
Legal References: 20 U.S.C.§1400 et. seq. (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2007)
29 U.S.C. §701 et.seq. (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973)
42 U.S.C. §12101et. seq. (Americans with Disabilities Act)
C.R.S. §12-38-132(delegation of nursing tasks)
C.R.S. §22-2-135(Colorado School Children's Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act)
C.R.S. §22-32-139(policy required regarding management of food allergies and anaphylaxis among students)
C.R.S. §25-1.5-109(Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shall develop, maintainand make available a standard form for school districts to gather information concerning student's food allergies)
1 CCR 301-68(State Board of Education rules regarding Administration of Colorado SchoolChildren's Asthma and Anaphylaxis Act and Colorado School Children's Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act)
Adoption Date: June 14, 2010 Last Revised: February 08, 2016
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