14 Del. Admin. Code § 817-2.0
The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly states otherwise:
"Approved School Activity" means a school-sponsored field trip or approved school activity outside of the traditional school day or off campus.
"Assistance with Self-Administration of Medication" means assisting a student in kindergarten through grade 12 in the self-administration of a medication taken orally, by inhalation, or applied topically, provided that the medication is in a properly labeled container. Assistance may include holding the medication container for the student, assisting with the opening of the container, and assisting the student in self-administering the medication. Assistance does not include making nursing judgments. Lay assistants shall not assist with injections. The one exception is with emergency medications where standard emergency procedures prevail for life-threatening symptoms of a diagnosed condition and includes the administration of the medication based on the healthcare provider's order and parent permission.
"Controlled medication" means those prescribed drugs regulated by Federal (Controlled Substance Act of 1970) or State Controlled (dangerous) Substances Act.
"Current" means a medication or prescription that is not outdated or expired according to the date on the label. A current prescription is written for a specific time period, not to exceed one (1) year.
"Dosage" or "Dose" means a specific amount of medication prescribed or directed to be taken at any one (1) time.
"Educators" means teachers, administrators, and paraeducators employed by a school.
"Emergency Medication" means a medication necessary for response to a life-threatening allergic reaction.
"Emergency Medication for a Diagnosed Medical Condition" means a medication prescribed to treat a life-threatening symptom of a diagnosed medical condition.
"Emergency Medication Summary Sheet" means a document developed by the Department of Education and the Division of Public Health to report the use of Emergency Medication in the school setting.
"Field Trip" means any off campus, school sponsored activity.
"Hand Sanitizer" means a commercially available healthcare topical antiseptic product with at least 60% ethanol or 70% isopropyl alcohol content.
"Licensed Healthcare Provider" means anyone lawfully authorized to prescribe medications and treatments.
"Medication" means a legal drug, which has been authorized for a student to use and includes both prescription and non-prescription drugs. This definition excludes Hand Sanitizer.
" Non-prescription medication" means any over-the-counter medication that can be sold legally without a prescription. This definition excludes Hand Sanitizer.
"Other School Employees" means coaches or persons hired or contracted by schools.
"Paraeducators" mean teaching assistants or aides in a school.
"Prescription medication" means a legal drug that has a written order for an individual student by a licensed healthcare provider licensed to prescribe medication.
"School" means an educational facility serving students in kindergarten through grade 12 and any associated pre-kindergarten program in such facility.
"School Nurse" means a Registered Nurse licensed to practice in the State of Delaware, who is employed by a school district, charter school, or private school.
"Self-Use of Hand Sanitizer" means a student using Hand Sanitizer in a legally permissible manner.
"Traditional school day" means the hours within the days counted to meet the state minimum number of school days each year and summer school.
"Trained Assistant for Self-Administration" means an Educator or Other School Employee who has completed the training to assist a student with self-administration of medications. This person may render emergency care, including injection, to any student unable to self-administer medication for life-threatening symptoms of a diagnosed condition based on the healthcare provider's order and parent permission.
"Trained Person" means an Educator or Other School Employee who has completed the training to administer Emergency medication to diagnosed and undiagnosed students with symptoms of a life-threatening allergic reaction in the school setting.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 817-2.0
19 DE Reg. 622 (1/1/2016)
24 DE Reg. 351 (10/1/2020) (Final)