House Bill 6689

To clarify provisions concerning the administration of psychotropic drugs in schools; to include advanced practice registered nurses in the list of licensed practitioners who are able to provide written notice to school districts restricting the physical activities of students; to allow licensed occupational and physical therapists employed by school districts to administer medications pursuant to the written order of a physician; to allow school nurse supervisors and school medical advisors to approve plans, on a case-by-case basis, for the administration by paraprofessionals of an epipen to a student with a medically diagnosed allergic condition that may require prompt treatment to protect the student against serious harm or death; to provide that in adopting regulations specifying the conditions under which coaches may administer medicinal preparations, the Commissioner of Public Health must consult with the Commissioner of Education; to delete provisions requiring hematocrit and hemoglobin tests; to require health assessments for students in grade three or four; to require in-service training to include instructional strategies concerning children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disabled children; and to provide for regulations allowing for blood glucose self-testing in public schools.

In the House of Representatives

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In the Senate

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In the House of Representatives Mar 26 – May 7

1. Mar 26Introduced and sent to Education Committee
2. Mar 28Heard in Education Committee
3. Apr 7Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
4. Apr 30Sent to Public Health Committee
5. May 7Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it