20100929-IR-511090355PRA Amends 511 IAC 4-1.5-2 and 511 IAC 4-1.5-6 concerning student services. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

TITLE 511 INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Proposed Rule LSA Document #09-355

DIGEST

Amends 511 IAC 4-1.5-2 and 511 IAC 4-1.5-6 concerning student services. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

511 IAC 4-1.5-2; 511 IAC 4-1.5-6

SECTION 1. 511 IAC 4-1.5-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

511 IAC 4-1.5-2 Personnel

Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-31-4-17

Affected: IC 20-31-4

Sec. 2. (a) Student services personnel shall hold appropriate credentials.

(b) The following ratios are recommended for providing student services:

(1) For elementary educational and career services, one (1) school counselor for every six hundred (600) students enrolled in grades 1 through 6 in the corporation.

(2) For secondary school educational and career services, one (1) school counselor for every three hundred (300) students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in the corporation.

(3) For student assistance services, one (1) school counselor, school psychologist, or master's level school social worker for every seven hundred (700) students enrolled in the corporation.

(4) For health services, one (1) registered nurse for every seven hundred fifty (750) students enrolled in the corporation.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 4-1.5-2; filed Jun 19, 2000, 10:37 a.m.: 23 IR 2715; readopted filed Aug 15, 2006, 8:44 a.m.: 20060830-IR-511060144RFA)

SECTION 2. 511 IAC 4-1.5-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

511 IAC 4-1.5-6 Health services

Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-31-4-17

Affected: IC 20-31-4

Sec. 6. (a) School corporations shall provide health services at the elementary and secondary school level.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), A school corporation shall employ at least one (1) registered nurse who holds a bachelor of science in nursing and who shall coordinate health services.

(c) A school corporation may employ a registered nurse who does not hold a bachelor of science in nursing to coordinate health services under the following circumstances:

(1) The registered nurse was employed by the school corporation on June 30, 2000, to coordinate health services.

(2) The registered nurse has been continuously employed in the same position since June 30, 2000.

(d) (c) Health services include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Prevention, which includes the following:

(A) Creating a safe and healthful school environment through a continuous health program for all students.

(B) Employing principles of learning and appropriate teaching in the delivery of health education. and

(C) Acting as a resource to students, families, staff, and the community regarding the following:

(i) Health services.

(ii) Health education. and

(iii) A healthy environment.

(2) Assessment, which includes the following:

(A) Maintaining a continuous health program for all students through implementing and monitoring health services in accordance with laws, regulations, and standards of practice. and

(B) Using the nursing process to collect, interpret, and record information about the health, developmental, and educational status of students to:

(i) determine a nursing diagnosis; and

(ii) develop health care plans.

(3) Intervention, which includes the following:

(A) Implementing and monitoring a system for the provision of health services and emergency care.

(B) Providing individual and group counseling to students and staff in health related matters. and

(C) Communicating with parents and collaborating with others to facilitate the continuity of services and care.

(4) Referral, which includes the following:

(A) Utilizing appropriate health care personnel and health care resources to meet individual student needs.

(B) Evaluating student and family responses to nursing actions and referrals. and

(C) Coordinating health services with the following:

(i) Families.

(ii) Other school programs.

(iii) In-school professionals.

(iv) School-based resources. and

(v) Community-based resources.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 4-1.5-6; filed Jun 19, 2000, 10:37 a.m.: 23 IR 2716; readopted filed Aug 15, 2006, 8:44 a.m.: 20060830-IR-511060144RFA)

Posted: 09/29/2010 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20100929-IR-511090355PRA

Composed: Nov 01,2016 1:00:02AM EDT

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