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 1        AN ACT concerning schools.

 2        WHEREAS, an estimated 5.3 million American children  have
 3    asthma; and

 4        WHEREAS,  Asthma  is  the leading serious chronic illness
 5    among children and annually incurs a cost of $ 3.2 billion in
 6    treating this young population; and

 7        WHEREAS, Asthma accounts for 10 million lost school  days
 8    each  year  in  the United States and is the leading cause of
 9    school absenteeism attributed to chronic conditions; and

10        WHEREAS,   Asthma   is   the   third-ranking   cause   of
11    hospitalization among children under the age of 15 years  and
12    accounts  for almost one in 6 of all pediatric emergency room
13    visits; and

14        WHEREAS, There are more than 5,400 deaths from asthma  in
15    this country each year; and

16        WHEREAS,   Known   asthma   triggers   range  from  viral
17    infections to allergies to irritating gases and particles  in
18    the air; and

19        WHEREAS,  An  estimated 200,000 U.S. children with asthma
20    have their condition  worsened  by  exposure  to  second-hand
21    smoke; and

22        WHEREAS,  Resulting  asthma  attacks  in  children can be
23    severe; the child may become breathless and  have  difficulty
24    talking; and

25        WHEREAS,   Children  with  asthma  are  taught  by  their
 
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 1    physician or other State-licensed  health  care  provider  to
 2    take  medication  to  prevent an attack or to help them if an
 3    attack occurs; and

 4        WHEREAS,  A  child's  asthma  can  be  managed  by   both
 5    treatment and medication; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Elementary  and  secondary school students with
 7    asthma  should  have  unobstructed  access  to  their  asthma
 8    medication; therefore

 9        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
10    represented in the General Assembly:

11        Section 5.  The School Code is amended by adding Sections
12    10-20.35 and 34-18.22 as follows:

13        (105 ILCS 5/10-20.35 new)
14        Sec. 10-20.35.  Self-administration of asthma medication.
15        (a)  In this Section:
16        "Medication"  means  a  medicine,  prescribed  by  (i)  a
17    physician  licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,
18    (ii)  a  physician  assistant  who  has  been  delegated  the
19    authority to prescribe  asthma  medications  by  his  or  her
20    supervising   physician,   or   (iii)  an  advanced  practice
21    registered nurse who has a  written  collaborative  agreement
22    with  a  collaborating physician that delegates the authority
23    to prescribe asthma medications, for a pupil that pertains to
24    the pupil's asthma and that has  an  individual  prescription
25    label.
26        "Self-administration"  means  a pupil's discretionary use
27    of his or her prescribed asthma medication.
28        (b)  A  school  or   school   board   must   permit   the
29    self-administration  of  medication  by  a pupil with asthma,
 
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 1    provided that:
 2             (1)  the parents or guardians of the  pupil  provide
 3        to  the  school or school board written authorization for
 4        the self-administration of medication; and
 5             (2)  the parents or guardians of the  pupil  provide
 6        to  the  school  or school board a written statement from
 7        the pupil's physician, physician assistant,  or  advanced
 8        practice   registered   nurse  containing  the  following
 9        information:
10                  (A)  the name and purpose of the medication;
11                  (B)  the prescribed dosage; and
12                  (C)  the time or times at which or the  special
13             circumstances  under  which  the medication is to be
14             administered.
15    The information provided shall be kept on file in the  office
16    of the school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, the
17    school's administrator.
18        (c)  The  school  or school board must inform the parents
19    or guardians of the pupil, in writing,  that  the  school  or
20    schools district and its employees and agents are to incur no
21    liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result
22    of   any  injury  arising  from  the  self-administration  of
23    medication by the pupil.  The parents  or  guardians  of  the
24    pupil  must  sign  a  statement acknowledging that the school
25    district is to incur no liability,  except  for  willful  and
26    wanton  conduct,  as  a result of any injury arising from the
27    self-administration of medication by the pupil and  that  the
28    parents  or  guardians  must  indemnify and hold harmless the
29    district and its employees and  agents  against  any  claims,
30    except  a  claim based on willful and wanton conduct, arising
31    out of the self-administration of medication by the pupil.
32        (d)  The permission for self-administration of medication
33    is effective for the school year for which it is granted  and
34    shall be renewed each subsequent school year upon fulfillment
 
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 1    of the requirements of this Section.
 2        (e)  Provided  that  the requirements of this Section are
 3    fulfilled, a pupil with asthma may possess and use his or her
 4    medication  (i)  while   in   school,   (ii)   while   at   a
 5    school-sponsored  activity, (iii) while under the supervision
 6    of school personnel, or (iv) before or  after  normal  school
 7    activities,  such  as  while in before-school or after-school
 8    care on school-operated property.

 9        (105 ILCS 5/34-18.22 new)
10        Sec. 34-18.22.  Self-administration of asthma medication.
11        (a)  In this Section:
12        "Medication"  means  a  medicine,  prescribed  by  (i)  a
13    physician licensed to practice medicine in all its  branches,
14    (ii)  a  physician  assistant  who  has  been  delegated  the
15    authority  to  prescribe  asthma  medications  by  his or her
16    supervising  physician,  or  (iii)   an   advanced   practice
17    registered  nurse  who  has a written collaborative agreement
18    with a collaborating physician that delegates  the  authority
19    to prescribe asthma medications, for a pupil that pertains to
20    the  pupil's  asthma  and that has an individual prescription
21    label.
22        "Self-administration" means a pupil's  discretionary  use
23    of his or her prescribed asthma medication.
24        (b)  The   school   or   school  board  must  permit  the
25    self-administration of medication by  a  pupil  with  asthma,
26    provided that:
27             (1)  the  parents  or guardians of the pupil provide
28        to the school or  board  written  authorization  for  the
29        self-administration of medication; and
30             (2)  the  parents  or guardians of the pupil provide
31        to the school or school board a  written  statement  from
32        the  pupil's  physician, physician assistant, or advanced
33        practice  registered  nurse  containing   the   following
 
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 1        information:
 2                  (A)  the name and purpose of the medication;
 3                  (B)  the prescribed dosage; and
 4                  (C)  the  time or times at which or the special
 5             circumstances under which the medication  is  to  be
 6             administered.
 7    The  information provided shall be kept on file in the office
 8    of the school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, the
 9    school's administrator.
10        (c)  The school or school board must inform  the  parents
11    or  guardians  of  the  pupil,  in  writing,  that the school
12    district and  its  employees  and  agents  are  to  incur  no
13    liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result
14    of   any  injury  arising  from  the  self-administration  of
15    medication by the pupil.  The parents  or  guardians  of  the
16    pupil  must  sign  a  statement acknowledging that the school
17    district is to incur no liability,  except  for  willful  and
18    wanton  conduct,  as  a result of any injury arising from the
19    self-administration of medication by the pupil and  that  the
20    parents  or  guardians  must  indemnify and hold harmless the
21    district and its employees and  agents  against  any  claims,
22    except  a  claim based on willful and wanton conduct, arising
23    out of the self-administration of medication by the pupil.
24        (d)  The permission for self-administration of medication
25    is effective for the school year for which it is granted  and
26    shall be renewed each subsequent school year upon fulfillment
27    of the requirements of this Section.
28        (e)  Provided  that  the requirements of this Section are
29    fulfilled, a pupil with asthma may possess and use his or her
30    medication  (i)  while   in   school,   (ii)   while   at   a
31    school-sponsored  activity, (iii) while under the supervision
32    of school personnel, or (iv) before or  after  normal  school
33    activities,  such  as while in before-school and after-school
34    care on school-operated property.
 
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 1        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 2    becoming law.

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