California School Nurses Organization Annual 2012 Conference
THANK YOU NASN!! YES, WE WILL BE MEETING IN THE SAME HOTEL AS THE NASN CONFERENCE. HOW CONVENIENT!
Friday, June 22, 2012 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Preconference Day at NASN)
San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, California 94103
FEE: $50.00
1:00 – 2:45 TOPIC/SPEAKER: The Identification of Genetic Lysosomal Storage Disorders in the School Setting. Gary S. Frohlich, MS, CGC, Senior Patient Education Liaison | Licensed Certified Genetics Counselor US Rare Disease Business Unit, Genzyme – A Sanofi Company.
3:00 – 5:00 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING: Brief Business Meeting, Installation of Officers. Awards Celebration honoring School Nurse of the Year (SNY), School Nurse Administrator of the Year (SNAY), CSNO Scholarship Award, Lyda Smiley Award.
Then come and join CSNO colleagues for an EVENING OUT: A Night Tour of Alcatraz Island.
Click the REGISTER button for full information and to register.
Katy Waugh, RN, MS, PHN, CNS
President
Diastat (Diazepam rectal gel, Valium rectal gel) Administration – CEC 49414.7:
Senate Bill 161 (Huff) was signed by Governor Brown October 7, 2011 and went into effect January 1, 2012. California Education Code Section 49414.7, is an optional law. If your district decides to participate it permits a school district, county office of education, or charter school to participate in a program to provide nonmedical school employees with voluntary emergency medical training to administer, in the absence of a credentialed school nurse or other licensed nurse onsite at the school or charter school, Diastat, a medication that is administered rectally to pupils with epilepsy suffering from seizures.
At its meeting on March 7, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved moving forward with Emergency Regulations for the implementation of Education Code 49414.7. During their meeting, the SBE voted to remove the CPR requirement after the CDE withdrew their support for CPR certification of trained volunteer school staff.
Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Administration of Epilepsy Medication
The 45 day comment period on the Proposed Rulemaking to amend Title 5 regarding Administration of Epilepsy Medication has opened.
We understand that this process can be confusing so we are providing you with two links that might de-mystify the rulemaking process for you. Take a look at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/rr/ . Then visit http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/rr/adminofepilepsymed.asp
What is important about this issue is that your comments are needed to ensure that students receive medication in a safe manner. To write a letter, click here (Rulemaking 3.28.12[1]) for a template that you can add to, delete, or whatever is needed to make it your 'own'.
The 45 day comment period on the Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Administration on Epilepsy Medication (Rectal Valium) begins March 24, 2012 and ends May 7 , 2012 at 5:00 pm.
Please label your remarks “Administration of Epilepsy Medication”and mail to:
Debra Thacker, Regulations Coordinator
Administrative Support and Regulations Adoption
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 5319
Sacramento, CA 95814
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile (FAX) at 916-319-0155 or by e-mail to regcomments@cde.ca.gov.
- California Department of Education (CDE) staff, on behalf of the State Board of Education (SBE), will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. May 7, 2012, at 1430 N Street, Room 1801, Sacramento, California.
Thank you for taking the time to ensure safe regulations for our students!
Currently the CDE has posted AntiSeizure Medication Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on their website.
