§ 21-4-310 — Self-administration of medication for potentially life threatening conditions

(a) The district board shall permit a student to possess
and self-administer within any school of the district medication
required for potentially life threatening conditions if a
written statement is submitted to the district containing
applicable:
(i) Parental verification that the student is
responsible for and capable of self-administration and parental
authorization for self-administration of medication required for
potentially life threatening conditions;
(ii) Health care provider identification of the
prescribed or authorized medication required for potentially
life threatening conditions and verification of the
appropriateness of the student's possession and self-
administration of the medication required for potentially life
threatening conditions.
(b) The written statement shall be prescribed by the
department of education, with the assistance of the department
of health, and shall require the signatures of the parent or
guardian of the student and the student's physician or
physician's representative.
(c) As used in this section:
(i) "Asthma medication" means prescription or
nonprescription inhaled asthma medication;
(ii) "Potentially life threatening conditions"
includes, but is not limited to asthma, food allergies and
insect bites;
(iii) "Medication required for potentially life
threatening conditions" includes, but is not limited to asthma
medication and prescription single dose epinephrine pens.