SSS

Student Support Services

School Health Services

Health services and school nurses are an integral part of the school, ensuring the health and safety of students and staff. The health needs of students today have increased in scope and complexity. The information on this page is intended to assist health professionals and schools in providing health services in the school setting.

Updates and New Information:

Clarification on Insulin Pumps ( pdf 27.53 KB)

Memo Regarding Immunization Certificates for High School Graduates, 11/17/2011 (pdf 41.11 KB)

Regulation 136.3 update (pdf 7.08 KB) - hyperopia screening mandate removed

New Policy for Stocking Albuterol Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) (pdf 33.50 KB)

Vision Screening Guidelines 2011 (pdf 212.46 KB)

Respiratory protection/N 95 requirement update (pdf 11.14 KB)

Clarification on Medication Storage in Schools (pdf 9.68 KB)

Index for School Health Services

Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED)

Dental Certificates

FERPA

Guidelines

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Immunizations

Laws and Regulations

Medicaid

Medications

Nurses















Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED)

All you ever wanted to know about AEDs

Dental Certificates

Clarifying Information on Dental Certificates for Students Entering School: Effective September 1, 2008

Education Law Section 903

Letter to Administrators

Recommended Sample Dental Certificate ( Word File 47.0 KB)

List of dentists who provide free or reduced cost screening external link For questions related to available dentists please call the New York State Dental Foundation at 518-465-0044.

FERPA

Family Education Rights & Privacy Act - Federal Law External Link

Relating to Immunization External link

Guidelines

REVISED Memorandum for Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers in Schools (pdf 59.24 KB)

Administration of Medication in the School Setting Guidelines - Updated April 2002 External Link

Health Appraisal Guidelines External Link- Please see Commissioner's Regulations 136 for updated health appraisal grade requirements, BMI and dental certificates.

Sample Health Certificate/Appraisal FormExternal Link

Health Services for Pupils Attending Nonpublic Schools

Hearing Screening Guidelines 2008 External Link

Vision Screening Guidelines 2011 (pdf 212.46 KB)

Caring for Students With Life Threatening Allergies ( PDF File 2.34 MB)

A joint Health Advisory ( PDF File 66.82 KB) on MRSA by the New York State Education Department and the New York State Department of Health on MRSA and resources for schools.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Joint Guidance on the Application of the (FERPA) And (HIPAA) To Student Health RecordsExternal link

Immunizations

Refugee Immunization Guidelines (pdf 64.04 KB)

Memo Regarding Immunization Certificates for High School Graduates, 11/17/2011 (pdf 41.11 KB)

New Provisions of Law Concerning the Administration of Immunizations & Anaphylactic Agents by Registered Professional Nurses Utilizing Non-Patient Specific Orders & Protocols (February 27, 2001) ( PDF File 79.94 KB)

New York State Immunization Requirements for School Entrance/Attendance External Link

School District Procedures for Implementing Requests for Religious Exemption to Immunization. In order to encourage more consistent implementation of religious exemption requests in school districts throughout the State, SED has collaborated with the Department of Health and statewide educational, health, and labor organizations to develop three documents:

Informational Immunization Materials for Parents

Laws and Regulations

Medical & Health Service- Article 19

Commissioner's Regulations CR 136.1 - Definitions of School Health Services and Personnel

Commissioner's Regulations CR 136.2 - Duties of Schools to Provide Health Services

Commissioner's Regulations CR 136.3 - School Health Services to be Provided (see above update)

Commissioner's Regulations CR 136.4 - On Site Cardiac Automated Defibrillators

Clarification of Student Pregnancy and Confidentiality

Medicaid

Medicaid in Education Provider Policy and Billing Handbook external link

Medicaid in Education external link

Medicaid in Education News and Announcements external link

Medications

Memo Regarding the NYSDOH Opioid Overdose Prevention Program (pdf 11.79 KB)

Blood Glucose Monitoring - EMSC School Executive's Bulletin (January 2001) (pdf 197.14 KB)

Clarification about Administering Immunizations and Anaphylactic Agents by Registered Professional Nurses using Non-Patient Specific Orders & Protocols (October 3, 2001) ( PDF File 79.94 KB)

Field Memo - Training of Unlicensed Individuals in the Injection of Glucagon in Emergency Situations

New Provisions of Law Concerning the Administration of Immunizations & Anaphylactic Agents by Registered Professional Nurses Utilizing Non-Patient Specific Orders & Protocols - Memo (Feb 27, 2001) ( PDF File 4.62 MB)

Ritalin

Training of Unlicensed Individuals in the Injection of Glucagon in Emergency Situations - Memo (March 2004) External Link

Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector Devices in the School Setting

Administration of Medications to Students During School-Sponsored Events by Parent/Guardian Designee (pdf 21.03 KB)

Nurses

Board of Nursing (Office of Professions)

Provision of Nursing Tasks & Health-Related Activities in the School Setting for Students with Special Health Care Needs (March 1995) External Link

Questions & Answers on The Provision of Nursing Tasks & Health-Related Activities in the School Setting for Students with Special Health Care Needs (March 1998) External Link

Use of Licensed Practical Nurses and the Term “School Nurse” in School Settings

District Responsibilities in Hiring Self Employed Nurses (pdf 7.76 KB)

Visit the School Health Services Center Website External Link for the most comprehensive guidance materials.

Last Updated: April 30, 2012