TX HB3397

Extends immunity from civil liability and administrative disciplinary action to school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and private schools when employees administer medication to students, provided written parental consent is obtained and prescription medications are administered from properly labeled original or unit dosage containers

Creates new Section 22.0521 in the Education Code to specifically grant the same medication administration protections to private schools and open-enrollment charter schools that already exist for traditional public school districts

Allows governing boards of charter and private schools to permit volunteer licensed physicians or registered nurses to administer nonprescription medication or currently prescribed medication to students, provided the school provides liability insurance for the volunteer

Explicitly excludes immunity protection for injuries resulting from gross negligence

Amends the Occupations Code to limit the Texas Board of Nursing's authority to determine what constitutes nursing practice, preventing the board from taking disciplinary action against school employees administering medication under these provisions