§ 1006.062, Fla. Stat. · Part I. PUBLIC K-12 EDUCATION SUPPORTFOR LEARNING AND STUDENT SERVICES
Administration of medication and provision of medical services by district school board personnel.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Nurse Practice Act, part I of chapter 464, district school board personnel may assist students in the administration of prescription medication when the following conditions have been met:
(a) Each district school board shall include in its approved school health services plan a procedure to provide training, by a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464 or by a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, or a physician assistant licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, to the school personnel designated by the school principal to assist students in the administration of prescribed medication. Such training may be provided in collaboration with other school districts, through contract with an education consortium, or by any other arrangement consistent with the intent of this subsection.
(b) Each district school board shall adopt policies and procedures governing the administration of prescription medication by district school board personnel. The policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:
1. For each prescribed medication, the student’s parent shall provide to the school principal a written statement which grants to the school principal or the principal’s designee permission to assist in the administration of such medication and which explains the necessity for the medication to be provided during the school day, including any occasion when the student is away from school property on official school business. The school principal or the principal’s trained designee shall assist the student in the administration of the medication.
2. Each prescribed medication to be administered by district school board personnel shall be received, counted, and stored in its original container. When the medication is not in use, it shall be stored in its original container in a secure fashion under lock and key in a location designated by the school principal.
(2) There shall be no liability for civil damages as a result of the administration of the medication when the person administering the medication acts as an ordinarily reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
(3) Nonmedical district school board personnel shall not be allowed to perform invasive medical services that require special medical knowledge, nursing judgment, and nursing assessment, including, but not limited to:
(a) Sterile catheterization.
(b) Nasogastric tube feeding.
(c) Cleaning and maintaining a tracheostomy and deep suctioning of a tracheostomy.
(4) Nonmedical assistive personnel shall be allowed to perform health-related services upon successful completion of child-specific training by a registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464, a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, or a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459. All procedures shall be monitored periodically by a nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or physician, including, but not limited to:
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History
s. 274, ch. 2002-387; s. 120, ch. 2013-15; ss. 1, 13, ch. 2017-232; s. 89, ch. 2018-106; s. 39, ch. 2020-9.
Note 1
Note.—Section 1, ch. 2017-232, provides that “[i]t is the intent of the Legislature to implement s. 29, Article X of the State Constitution by creating a unified regulatory structure. If s. 29, Article X of the State Constitution is amended or a constitutional amendment related to cannabis or marijuana is adopted, this act shall expire 6 months after the effective date of such amendment.” If such amendment or adoption takes place, subsection (8), as created by s.13, ch. 2017-232, is repealed.
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