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School committee advances first reading to update medication-administration policy to align with state rules
Summary
The North Middlesex Regional School Committee advanced a first reading of policy JLCD to permit delegation and training for emergency medications (including naloxone and epinephrine) and to align district practice with July 2025 updates to 105 CMR 2.10. The change is permissive, not mandatory; implementation depends on nurse-on-call logistics and local protocols.
The North Middlesex Regional School Committee voted to advance a first reading of policy JLCD, updating how the district will handle administration of emergency medications to students.
Catherine Hampton, the district’s health services director, told the committee the proposed edits were intended to bring the district into compliance with "the updated regulations that were put into effect in July 2025" and cited "105 CMR 2.10 for medication administration in the school systems." She described the draft as permissive: it gives the district the option to delegate administration of certain rescue medications — including naloxone and epinephrine and specifies who may be trained and…
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