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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a)(1) Annually, a public school district shall participate in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education health services survey related to:
(A) On-campus healthcare needs of public school students;
(B) On-campus healthcare services; and
(C) The availability of health care to other public school district personnel and nursing facilities.
(2) Each public school district shall report the information reported in the health services survey to the local school district board of directors.
(b) Annually, by August 31, a school district shall report the following to the division:
(1) The number of full-time nurses employed by the school district;
(2) The number of part-time nurses employed by the school district;
(3) The number of full-time nurses with whom the school district contracts for service;
(4) The number of part-time nurses with whom the school district contracts for service;
(5) The level of licensure of each nurse working in the school district;
(6) The highest degree obtained for each nurse working in the school district;
(7) The amount of pay, including without limitation the source of funding, for each nurse working in the school district; and
(8) The number of students in the school district that are in each nursing acuity level as follows:
(A) Level 1 for students with occasional health concerns and routine health screenings at a ratio of one (1) school nurse per seven hundred fifty (750) students;
(B) Level 2 for students with healthcare concerns and those that require an individualized healthcare plan at a ratio of one (1) school nurse per four hundred (400) students;
(C) Level 3 for students with medically complex conditions at a ratio of one (1) school nurse per two hundred twenty-five (225) students;
(D) Level 4 for students with medically fragile conditions at a ratio of one (1) school nurse per one hundred twenty-five (125) students; and
(E) Level 5 for students that are nursing dependent at a ratio of one (1) school nurse per one (1) student.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-18-709. Annual reports of school nurse statistics required - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-6-education/ar-code-sect-6-18-709/
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