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(5.27) What are school health services?

(5.27) What are school health services?

School health services are services provided by a qualified school nurse or other qualified person. These services include health and nursing services such as: 

  1. Managing a student’s health problems on the school site; 
  2. Consulting with students, parents/guardians/other education rights holders, teachers, and others; 
  3. Counseling with parents/guardians/other education rights holders and students concerning health problems; and 
  4. Providing specialized physical health care services which are necessary during the school day to enable the child to attend school.[1]

California law defines specialized physical health care services to include “catheterization, tube feeding, suctioning, or other services that require medically related training.”[2]

  1. 5 C.C.R. Sec. 3051.12.[]
  2. Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 49423.5(d).[]