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Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-20-2517. Nursing center

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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. 1

(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.

1 29 U.S.C.A. § 1181 et seq., 42 U.S.C.A. § 300gg et seq.
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