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Committee cautioned on international trips after nurse-licensing limits noted
Summary
The subcommittee discussed JJH (student travel) and heard that school nurses cannot practice or administer medications outside Massachusetts; legal counsel recommended district continue requiring third-party operators for international trips or tighten approval steps for any school-sponsored travel.
The policy subcommittee reviewed the student travel policy (JJH) and heard from Catherine Hampson, supervisor of nurses, that state licensing limits how nurses can be deployed on out-of-state and international trips.
"The school nurses cannot manage anything medically for an international trip," Catherine said, explaining the Department of Public Health School Health Unit advised that nurses are not permitted to practice under Massachusetts licensure in other countries. She added that interstate trips may or may not permit Massachusetts-licensed nurses to…
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