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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="7-426" title_number="7" title_name="Public Schools" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Health and Safety of Students">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department and the Maryland Department of Health shall jointly establish guidelines for public schools regarding providing emergency medical care to students with special health needs.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The guidelines shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Procedures for the emergency administration of medication and the proper follow–up emergency procedures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A description of parental or caregiver responsibilities, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>School notification of a child’s special health care needs or diagnosis;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Providing appropriate medication and delivery devices and medical condition indication devices including Medic Alert bracelets or necklaces;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Parental consent for the administration of medications; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Providing an emergency card for medical emergencies with current contact names and telephone numbers;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A description of school responsibilities, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Training for school health services personnel, teachers, coaches, transportation personnel, and other appropriate school personnel;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Providing and distributing the required notices and forms for notification, consent for the administration of medications, medical emergency contact information, and any other appropriate material; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Providing outreach and education for parents and other caregivers regarding providing emergency medical care to students with special health needs;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A description of student responsibilities that are age and condition appropriate; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Any other issue that is relevant to the emergency medical care of students with special health needs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Department and the Maryland Department of Health shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide technical assistance to schools to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Implement the guidelines established under this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Train school personnel at the local level; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Develop a process to monitor the implementation of the guidelines established under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
