JLCF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SCHOOL NURSE

The RSU 1 Board of Directors supports the employment of professionally prepared registered nurses to conduct and supervise school health policies, procedures, and protocols.

The RSU 1 Board of Directors recognizes that each School Nurse will be a currently Licensed/Registered Nurse in the State of Maine and will hold current certification from the Department of Education.

The school nurse will manage the school health services under the direction of the Superintendent and Principal, and in compliance with RSU 1 policy. The School Nurse will function in accordance with the Standards of Professional School Nurse Practice, the Nurse Practice Act, and Federal and State statutes that impact school nursing practice.

The nurse will be covered by special medical liability insurance, to be paid for or reimbursed by the RSU.

The nurse, along with the Superintendent or the School Physician, retains the discretion to decline requests, which in his/her professional judgment are not appropriate to the school setting, are not in the best interest of the student(s) involved, or are not feasible to perform.

Cross Reference: JLCD -- Medication Policy

JLCB -- Immunization Requirements

JLCC -- Communicable Diseases

JLCE-R -- First Aid

JBA -- Public School Toileting Policy

EBCF-R -- Automated External Defibrillator Program Protocol

ADC -- Tobacco-Free School Policy

JLF -- Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

GBGAA -- Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan

EEAEE -- School Transportation Accident Policy

JLCCA -- HIV and Other Bloodbourne Pathogens

Department of Education, State of Maine, School Health Manual

Adopted: May 29, 2012