SUBCHAPTER B SCHOOL NURSE SERVICES

GENERAL PROVISIONS

28 Pa Code 23.51 Children to be provided nursing services

A child in private, parochial and public schools shall be provided with school nurse services in the school which the child attends.

28 Pa Code 23.52 Administration

The school nurse services shall be provided through the public school system and the administration of this service shall be the responsibiiity of the public school administrator in consultation, as needed, with the private or parochial school administrator.

28 Pa Code 23.53 Determination of pupils to be served

The school administrator, in determining the number of pubils tgo be served by a school nurse, shall consider the number of schools, distance between schools, travel difficulties and special health needs of the area.

28 Pa Code 23.54 Certification by Department of Education

School nurses employed by school districts or joint school districts shall be properly certificated by the Department of Education as school nurses.

28 Pa Code 23.55 Maintenance of health records

Health records shall be maintained for each child. These records shall be kept in the school building where the child attends school and shall be available to the school nurse at all times. Records shall be transferred with the child when he moves from one school to another or from one district to another.

 

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