(a) Beginning in the 2017-2019 funding cycle for the Academic Facilities Partnership Program, each new application for a new school building or a major renovation to an existing school building that would normally house a nursing office shall include a school nursing center.
(b) A nursing center shall meet minimum standards for infection control and safe care, including without limitation:(1) A private office with a door;(2) Heat and air conditioning;(3) A telephone;(4) A sink with hot and cold water;(5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet;(6) A locking filing cabinet;(7) A double-locking medicine cabinet;(8) A refrigerator for medications;(9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste;(10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves;(11) Two (2) cots;(12) A computer with internet access;(13) (A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191.(B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding;(14) First aid and assessment equipment;(15) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and(16) A desk and office supplies.
(1) A private office with a door;
(2) Heat and air conditioning;
(3) A telephone;
(4) A sink with hot and cold water;
(5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet;
(6) A locking filing cabinet;
(7) A double-locking medicine cabinet;
(8) A refrigerator for medications;
(9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste;
(10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves;
(11) Two (2) cots;
(12) A computer with internet access;
(13) (A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191.(B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding;
(A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191.
(B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding;
(14) First aid and assessment equipment;
(15) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and
(16) A desk and office supplies.
(c) The project minimum required under § 6-20-2507(b)(1)(C) does not apply to a construction project with a school nursing center.
(d) A school nursing center may be located in a portable classroom.