Section 1.760  Standards for Pupil Personnel Services

a)         School psychologists, social workers in schools, and school guidance counselors, and school nurses, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, shall hold a Type 10 or Type 73 Certificate with the appropriate endorsement.

b)         Registered Professional Nurse means any nurse who is licensed to practice professional nursing in Illinois in accord with The Illinois Nursing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111, par. 3401 et seq.) and whose license is active and in good standing as determined by the Illinois Department of Registration and Education.

c)         School Nurse means any registered professional nurse who holds a Type 73 School Service Personnel Certificate with an endorsement in school nursing, or any noncertificated registered professional nurse who was employed in the school district of current employment before July 1, 1976.

d)         School boards that employ school nurses shall be responsible for verifying  that each such person holds a valid license and certificate except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section.

e)         School boards that employ one or more school nurses for the purpose of providing professional nursing services shall develop and keep on file a written job description defining the duties of said school nurse(s).

f)          Any job description prepared pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section will be accepted by the State Board of Education as complying with Section 10-22.23 of The School Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 122, par. 10-22.23) if it contains at least:

1)         the duty to provide professional nursing services as defined in The Illinois Nursing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111, par. 3405 (4)(1)); and

2)         at least one or more additional duties as the school board shall select from subsection (g) of this Section.

g)         Additional duties of the school nurse shall include one or more of the following:

1)         screening for deficits in vision, hearing, growth and development, immunization status, and other physical defects (e.g. scoliosis, hernia);

2)         identifying student health problems, making referrals for their diagnosis, treatment and remediation, and providing follow-up for each referral;

3)         recommending modification of the school programs for a student who requires a change because of a health deficit and developing health care plans when students need special physical health care procedures to be provided at school;

4)         establishing a communicable disease prevention and control program;

5)         assessing the health status of students and providing health counseling (e.g. on diet, exercise) for students, parents and school staff;

6)         administering and monitoring medication and treatment given in school (subject to local policy regarding the administration of medication at school);

7)         providing crisis intervention for students and/or staff in the advent of sudden illness or injury;

8)         establishing an accident prevention program;

9)         acting as liaison between the home, school, community health agencies and the private medical sector;

10)         participating in the identification, evaluation and placement of students into special education programs, e.g., as a referring agent, a consultant to parents, teachers, etc., and/or as a member of a multidisciplinary team pursuant to the provisions of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226 (Special Education);

11)         collecting and analyzing health-related data (e.g. immunization records, medical records, incidence of specific diseases) and making recommendations based upon these data;

12)         maintaining accurate school health records in accord with the Illinois School Student Records Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 122, par. 50-1 et seq.) and 23 Ill Adm. Code 375 (Student Records);

13)         carrying out other specified duties which the school nurse is qualified to perform, provided that the school nurse shall not be assigned teaching duties unless the nurse holds the appropriate teaching certificate.

h)         The duty to provide professional nursing services as defined in "The Illinois Nursing Act" shall not be included among the functions assigned to any school district personnel not covered by the job description required for school nurses.

(Source:  Amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 3073, effective February 2, 1987)