Sec. 1. A school or school board may not: (1) require a teacher or other school employee who is not employed as a school nurse or physician to administer: (A) medication, drugs, or tests described in section 2 of this chapter; or (B) health care services, basic life support, or other services that require the […]
Sec. 2. If compliance with sections 3 and 4 of this chapter has occurred, a school administrator, teacher, or other school employee designated by the school administrator, after consultation with the school nurse, who in good faith administers to a pupil: (1) a nonprescription medication in compliance with the written permission of the pupil’s parent […]
Sec. 3. The school shall keep on file the written permission of a pupil’s parent or guardian and the written order of a practitioner. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.5-3.5(d).] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies if a school employee: (1) is not a practitioner or an individual licensed under IC 25-23; and (2) is responsible for administering injectable insulin or a glucose test by finger prick. (b) The employee must obtain from a practitioner or a registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23 the training […]
Sec. 5. This chapter is subject to IC 34-13-3. [1998 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.
Sec. 6. A school or school board is not liable for civil damages as a result of a student’s self-administration of medication for an acute or chronic disease or medical condition as provided under IC 20-33-8-13 except for an act or omission amounting to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct. As added by P.L.264-2001, […]
Sec. 7. A teacher: (1) who meets the training or certification requirements prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1(b); and (2) who: (A) performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on; (B) performs the Heimlich maneuver on; (C) removes a foreign body that is obstructing an airway of; or (D) uses an automated external defibrillator on; another person, […]
Sec. 8. A school nurse: (1) who meets the requirement of IC 20-34-5-9; and (2) who: (A) performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on; (B) performs the Heimlich maneuver on; (C) removes a foreign body that is obstructing an airway of; or (D) uses an automated external defibrillator on; another person in the course of employment as a […]
Sec. 9. A public or nonpublic school, charter school, school board, school corporation, or governing body of a school corporation is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission of an employee providing emergency assistance by: (1) performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on; (2) performing the Heimlich maneuver on; (3) removing a […]
