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Rockcastle County board pulls health‑services consent policy after new law bars nurses from giving OTC medicine without doctor order
Summary
The Rockcastle County Board of Education approved most 2025–26 policy updates but removed the district’s health‑service consent policy for revision after staff identified a conflict with a law that prohibits school nurses from dispensing over‑the‑counter medications without a physician order.
The Rockcastle County Board of Education on a special‑call vote approved the district’s 2025–26 policy and procedure updates while removing the health‑service consent policy for further revision after staff found it conflicted with a new state law.
Board members approved the package of policies during the meeting and agreed to pull the health‑service consent policy for a corrected reading at the next regular meeting. "They made a mistake. So we're asking you to approve these policies with us pulling this health service consent policy…
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