(a) No employee or agent of a school shall administer medication in emergency circumstances to any student unless he or she has been trained and certified pursuant to § 38-651.04.
(b) The Mayor shall obtain a standing order signed by at least one practicing physician licensed in the District that identifies the specific medications that may be administered in emergency circumstances and provides appropriate administration instructions.
(c) A student need not have a known diagnosis or a medication action plan to receive treatment in emergency circumstances from a trained employee or agent of the school.
(d) The Mayor shall develop a procedure by which the responsible person may request that the student not receive treatment in emergency circumstances.
(Feb. 2, 2008, D.C. Law 17-107, § 7, 54 DCR 12230; Mar. 9, 2016, D.C. Law 21-77, § 2(d), 63 DCR 756.)
Effect of AmendmentsThe 2016 amendment by D.C. Law 21-77 would have substituted “the student” for “a minor student” in (d).
ApplicabilitySection 7002 of D.C. Law 21-160 repealed section 4 of D.C. Law 21-77. Therefore the changes made to this section by D.C. Law 21-177 have been given effect.
Applicability of D.C. Law 21-77: § 4 of D.C. Law 21-77 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(d) of D.C. Law 21-77 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
Delegation of AuthorityDelegation of Authority to the Student Access to Treatment Act of 2007, see Mayor’s Order 2008-85, June 11, 2008 ( 55 DCR 9362).