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Committee backs updating medication policy to permit non-injectable delivery methods
Summary
The policy committee supported forwarding a revised medication-administration policy that expands allowable delivery systems (for example, nasal sprays) for emergency medications and recommended waiving the second reading to expedite implementation.
The Madison School District policy committee recommended forwarding a revised medication-administration policy and recommended waiving the second reading so the district can implement the update promptly. Speaker 1 said the changes reflect statutory updates that allow boards to permit qualified employees to administer a wider range of delivery systems for medications such as epinephrine.
"It's mostly so that it's not restricted to injectables," Speaker 1 said, describing the change from injection-only authorization to allowing other delivery mechanisms like nasal sprays. Speaker 2 said nurses "would be appreciative of that" and supported recommending a waiver of the second reading.
Speaker 1 also noted that proposed revisions to medication administration policy must be made with the advice and approval of the school medical advisor, the school-nurse supervisor, or another qualified licensed physician, consistent with Connecticut statute and regulations cited in the packet. The committee suggested that, absent a large substantive change, the policy could be posted and implemented promptly with appropriate notification to parents and staff.
Next steps: the committee will forward the revised medication-administration policy to the full board with a recommendation to waive the second reading, subject to the required medical-advisor approvals documented in the packet.
