Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services.
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- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill changes how respiratory services are provided to students with exceptional needs in California schools. Currently, a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse could provide these services. However, this bill repeals that authorization, instead allowing qualified individuals with specific training to offer a defined set of basic respiratory services. These services are intended to support students who require specialized physical health care during the school day.
Key provisions
- Repeals the authorization for licensed vocational nurses to provide basic respiratory services under school nurse supervision.
- Authorizes qualified individuals to provide a defined set of basic respiratory services to students with exceptional needs.
- Specifies qualifications and requirements for individuals providing these services.
- Requires training for individuals providing respiratory services, with specific requirements for licensed vocational nurses.
- Defines the settings where these services can be provided, including congregate living facilities, intermediate care facilities, and certain residential settings.
- Establishes a start date of January 1, 2028, for many of the provisions related to training and supervision.
- Clarifies that pulmonary function testing can be performed by employed Los Angeles County hospital staff with relevant experience.
- Includes provisions regarding the performance of suctioning and other basic respiratory tasks by licensed vocational nurses under specific conditions.
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