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Ed. Code, § 49423 · Article 2. Employment of Medical Personnel

Ed. Code, § 49423

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) Notwithstanding Section 49422, any pupil who is required to take, during the regular schoolday, medication prescribed for the pupil by a physician and surgeon or ordered for the pupil by a physician assistant practicing in compliance with Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, may be assisted by the school nurse or other designated school personnel, or may carry and self-administer a prescription epinephrine delivery system, if the local educational agency receives the appropriate written statements identified in subdivision (b).

(b) (1) In order for a pupil to be assisted by a school nurse or other designated school personnel pursuant to subdivision (a), the local educational agency shall obtain both a written statement from the physician and surgeon or physician assistant detailing the name of the medication, method, amount, and time schedules by which the medication is to be taken and a written statement from the parent, foster parent, or guardian of the pupil indicating the desire that the local educational agency assist the pupil in the matters set forth in the statement of the physician and surgeon or physician assistant.

(2) In order for a pupil to carry and self-administer a prescription epinephrine delivery system pursuant to subdivision (a), the local educational agency shall obtain both a written statement from the physician and surgeon or physician assistant detailing the name of the medication, method, amount, and time schedules by which the medication is to be taken, and confirming that the pupil is able to self-administer the epinephrine delivery system, and a written statement from the parent, foster parent, or guardian of the pupil consenting to the self-administration, providing a release for the school nurse or other designated school personnel to consult with the health care provider of the pupil regarding any questions that may arise with regard to the medication, and releasing the local educational agency and school personnel from civil liability if the self-administering pupil suffers an adverse reaction as a result of self-administering medication pursuant to this paragraph.

(3) The written statements specified in this subdivision shall be provided at least annually and more frequently if the medication, dosage, frequency of administration, or reason for administration changes.

(c) A pupil may be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to Section 48900 if that pupil uses an epinephrine delivery system in a manner other than as prescribed.

(d) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.

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History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 322, Sec. 3. (SB 568) Effective January 1, 2026.

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