13-33A-1. School health services–Coordination by registered nurse. A public school system shall provide school health services coordinated by a registered nurse, whose services may be shared by one or more school systems. The services shall include assessment and implementation of services for students with special needs, administration of medications, and performance of specialized health care […]
13-33A-10. Training on administration of opioid antagonists. Before school personnel may administer an opioid antagonist in the event of a suspected opioid overdose, training must be provided by an individual qualified to do so. The training must include: (1)Symptoms of an opiate overdose; (2)Protocols and procedures for administering an opioid antagonist; (3)Symptoms of adverse responses […]
13-33A-11. Immunity from liability for injuries or damage associated with administration of opioid antagonists. No school district, administrator, school board member, school nurse, or designated school personnel possessing or making available opioid antagonists in accordance with state law, and no health care professional providing training in relation thereto, may be held liable for any injury […]
13-33A-2. Promulgation of rules–Board of Education Standards–Board of Nursing–Application of chapter. By rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, the South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall establish the requirements for storage and control of medications at the school site and the policies and procedures for provision of the school health services listed in §13-33A-1. Pursuant […]
13-33A-3. Liability insurance. The governing board of a school system shall provide the school system and its employees with liability insurance to cover actions authorized by this chapter. Source: SL 1993, ch 144, §3.
13-33A-4. Stock of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency situations. Any school may acquire and maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription issued by an authorized health care provider for use in an emergency situation of a severe allergic reaction causing anaphylaxis. The provisions of this section are not subject to the prescription requirements […]
13-33A-5. Policy for use and storage of epinephrine auto-injectors. Each school shall adopt a policy for the use and storage of epinephrine auto-injectors and shall notify the parents or guardians of each student about the policy. Source: SL 2014, ch 89, §2.
13-33A-6. Administration of epinephrine auto-injector. Any school nurse or other designated school personnel, upon authorization by the governing school body, may: (1)Administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a student in accordance with a prescription specific to the student on file with the school; (2)Administer an epinephrine auto-injector to any student during school hours if the school […]
13-33A-7. Training for epinephrine auto-injector administration. Prior to administering an epinephrine auto-injector made available by the school, each designated school personnel shall be trained by a licensed health care professional: (1)To recognize the symptoms of a severe allergy or anaphylactic reaction; (2)To know the procedure for the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector; (3)To know the […]
13-33A-8. Immunity from liability–Administering epinephrine. No school district, administrator, school board, school nurse, or designated school personnel that possess or make available epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to §§13-33A-4 to 13-33A-8, inclusive; authorized health care provider that prescribes epinephrine auto-injectors to a school; or a health care professional that provides training pursuant to §13-33A-7 may be held […]
13-33A-9. Possession and administration of opioid antagonists by school personnel. The governing board of a school district and the governing board of a nonpublic school may acquire opioid antagonists in accordance with current state law and administrative rule, and make the medication available to personnel who are trained in accordance with §13-33A-10. Source: SL 2019, […]
