49468.4.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 49422, a pupil who is required to take, during the regular schoolday, seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms prescribed to the pupil by the pupil’s health care provider may be assisted by the school nurse or other designated school personnel who has received the training specified in Section 49468.2 in the administration of that medication or may self-administer that medication, if the school obtains the authorization and information required pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) Before administering a seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms to a pupil, a school shall obtain both of the following from the pupil’s parent or guardian:
(1) (A) Authorization, in writing, for the medication to be administered to the pupil at school.
(B) Authorization pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be effective for the school year in which it is granted, and shall be renewed each school year.
(2) A copy of a statement, in writing, from the pupil’s health care provider that contains the following information:
(A) The pupil’s name.
(B) The name and purpose of the medication.
(C) The prescribed dosage.
(D) The route of administration.
(E) The frequency of administration.
(F) The circumstances under which the medication may be administered.
(c) (1) A school shall collaborate with the parent or guardian of each pupil diagnosed with a seizure disorder to create a seizure action plan. The state board shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for the development and content of seizure action plans.
(2) If the school obtains written consent from a pupil’s parent or guardian, in accordance with Section 99.30 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the seizure action plan shall be distributed to any school personnel or volunteers responsible for the supervision or care of that pupil.
(d) The authorization and statement required pursuant to subdivision (b) and the seizure action plan created pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be kept on file in the office of the school nurse or a school administrator, in compliance with all applicable state and federal privacy laws.