Title 13, EDUCATION

A school district or nonpublic school may acquire and maintain nasal glucagon pursuant to a prescription issued by a licensed health care provider for use on a student experiencing severe hypoglycemia. Any nasal glucagon acquired in accordance with §§ 13-33A-12 to 13-33A-16 , inc…

A school nurse, or another employee of the school district or nonpublic school authorized in accordance with § 13-33A-15 , may administer nasal glucagon acquired in accordance with §§ 13-33A-12 to 13-33A-16 , inclusive, to a student experiencing severe hypoglycemia if: (1) The st…

The board of a school district or the governing board of a nonpublic school may authorize an employee to administer nasal glucagon to a student if the employee completes training, provided by a licensed health care provider, that addresses: (1) Recognizing the symptoms of severe …

The following persons may not be held liable for any death, injury, or damage that results from the administration of, or the failure to administer, nasal glucagon if the action or inaction constitutes ordinary negligence: (1) A school district or nonpublic school, and any of its…

By rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 , the South Dakota Board of Education Standards shall establish the requirements for storage and control of medications at the school site and the policies and procedures for provision of the school health services listed in § 13-33A-…

The governing board of a school system shall provide the school system and its employees with liability insurance to cover actions authorized by this chapter. Source: SL 1993, ch 144 , § 3.

Any school may acquire and maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors or nasal spray pursuant to a prescription issued by an authorized health care provider for use in an emergency situation of a severe allergic reaction causing anaphylaxis. The provisions of this section are…

Each school shall adopt a policy for the use and storage of epinephrine auto-injectors or nasal spray and shall notify the parents or guardians of each student about the policy. Source: SL 2014, ch 89 , § 2; SL 2026, ch 83 , § 2.

Any school nurse or other designated school personnel, upon authorization by the governing school body, may: (1) Administer an epinephrine auto-injector or nasal spray to a student in accordance with a prescription specific to the student on file with the school; (2) Administer a…

Prior to administering an epinephrine auto-injector or nasal spray made available by the school, each designated school personnel shall be trained by a licensed health care professional: (1) To recognize the symptoms of a severe allergy or anaphylactic reaction; (2) To know the p…

No school district, administrator, school board, school nurse, or designated school personnel that possess or make available epinephrine auto-injectors or nasal spray pursuant to §§ 13-33A-4 to 13-33A-8 , inclusive; authorized health care provider that prescribes epinephrine auto…

The governing board of a school district and the governing board of a nonpublic school may acquire opioid antagonists in accordance with current state law and administrative rule, and make the medication available to personnel who are trained in accordance with § 13-33A-10 . Sour…