Indiana § 20-33-8-13 Possession and self-administration of medication permitted

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-33-8-13 — Possession and self-administration of medication permitted

Indiana § 20-33-8-13

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 33STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 8Student Discipline

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Ind. Code § 20-33-8-13 (2026).

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(a)Discipline rules adopted under section 12 of this chapter must provide that a student with a chronic disease or medical condition may possess and self-administer medication for the chronic disease or medical condition during the times and in the places set forth under section 14(b) of this chapter if the following conditions are met:

(1)The student's parent has filed an authorization with the student's principal for the student to possess and self-administer the medication. The authorization must include the statement described in subdivision (2).

(2)A physician states in writing that:

(A)the student has an acute or chronic disease or medical condition for which the physician has prescribed medication;

(B)the student has been instructed in how to self-administer the medication; and

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(a) Discipline rules adopted under section 12
of this chapter must provide that a student with a chronic disease or
medical condition may possess and self-administer medication for the
chronic disease or medical condition during the times and in the places
set forth under section 14(b) of this chapter if the following conditions
are met:
(1) The student's parent has filed an authorization with the
student's principal for the student to possess and self-administer
the medication. The authorization must include the statement
described in subdivision (2).
(2) A physician states in writing that:
(A) the student has an acute or chronic disease or medical
condition for which the physician has prescribed medication;
(B) the student has been instructed in how to self-administer the
medication; and
(C) the nature of the disease or medical condition requires
emergency administration of the medication.
(b) The authorization and statement described in subsection (a) must
be filed annually with the student's principal.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-7.5.]