NY A05434

Allows unlicensed school personnel trained by licensed health professionals to administer diazepam or midazolam nasal spray to students with seizures in emergency situations when a licensed professional is unavailable, with written physician permission and parental consent.

Authorizes licensed nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians employed by school districts to administer seizure rescue medications and teach unlicensed personnel to administer them during the school day on school property and at school functions.

Permits students diagnosed with epilepsy to carry and self-administer prescribed diazepam or midazolam nasal spray at school with written physician permission and parental consent, provided the student has demonstrated the ability to self-administer effectively.

Allows students to maintain an extra dose of seizure rescue medication in the custody of a licensed school health professional upon written parental request, without requiring schools to hire or retain a health professional solely for this purpose.

Provides liability protection for school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, and their agents or employees for harm or injury caused by reasonable and good faith compliance with these provisions.