CT SB00369

Authorizes unlicensed assistive personnel to administer jejunostomy and gastrojejunal tube feedings to students with Glycogen Storage Disease and feeding disorders attending public or nonpublic schools, with written physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant authorization.

Requires that unlicensed personnel administering tube feedings in schools provide full medical disclosure to the school's supervising nurse and grant the nurse permission to consult with the healthcare provider who authorized the feeding.

Allows school paraprofessionals to administer antiepileptic medication to specific students with epilepsy under joint approval of a school nurse and school medical advisor, with written parent authorization and physician order.

Extends liability immunity to school personnel administering medications, including antiepileptic drugs, protecting them from civil damages except for acts constituting gross, wilful, or wanton negligence.

Effective July 1, 2012, and requires the State Board of Education to adopt regulations specifying conditions and procedures for antiepileptic medication administration in schools.