School health services may be provided by qualified school personnel who hold appropriate service credentials with a specialization in health or by a credentialed school nurse or public health nurse.^[1]

These services may also be performed by designated school personnel who are trained in performing specialized physical health care if: (1) they perform those services under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse, public health nurse, or doctor; and (2) the health care service to be performed is determined by a health care professional in consultation with the student’s doctor that the health service:

1. is routine for the pupil; 
2. poses little potential harm; 
3. is capable of being performed with predictable outcomes; and 
4. does not require the designated school personnel to engage in nursing functions, such as assessment, interpretation, or decision making.

These school personnel must also be competent in CPR and knowledgeable of local emergency medical resources.

1. Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 49423.5(a)(1).[↩]