Seizure rescue medications; administration by certain school employees; possession by certain students. Permits a prescriber to authorize an employee of (i) a school board, (ii) a school for students with disabilities, (iii) an accredited private school, (iv) a local governing body, or (v) a local health department who is trained in the administration of seizure rescue medications for the treatment of seizures to administer such medications, pursuant to a written order or standing protocol issued within the course of the prescriber's professional practice and with the consent of the student's parents, to a student diagnosed with a condition causing seizures when the student is believed to be experiencing or about to experience a seizure. The bill provides that any such authorized employee who administers or assists in the administration of such medications to such a student in accordance with the prescriber's instructions shall not be liable for any civil damages for ordinary negligence in acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of such treatment. The bill also permits any local school board to adopt and implement policies (a) permitting any student enrolled in any secondary school in the local school division who has a diagnosis of a condition causing seizures to possess seizure rescue medications during the school day, at school-sponsored activities, or while on a school bus or other school property if the student's parent has submitted a seizure management and action plan that includes written consent of the parent and written approval of the student's primary care provider for such self-possession or (b) for the administration of seizure rescue medications to any student enrolled in any elementary or secondary school in the local school division who has a diagnosis of a condition causing seizures, consistent with the provisions of the bill relating to prescriber authorization.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 8.01-225, 22.1-274.2, 22.1-274.6, 54.1-3408
Education Subcommittee Substitute : 8.01-225, 22.1-274.2, 22.1-274.6, 54.1-3408
HED Sub: K-12 Subcommittee Substitute: 8.01-225, 22.1-274.2, 22.1-274.6, 54.1-3408