{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-20-2517","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2517","heading":"Nursing center","body":"(a) Beginning in the 2017-2019 funding cycle for the Academic Facilities Partnership Program, each new application for a new school building or a major renovation to an existing school building that would normally house a nursing office shall include a school nursing center. (b) A nursing center shall meet minimum standards for infection control and safe care, including without limitation: (1) A private office with a door; (2) Heat and air conditioning; (3) A telephone; (4) A sink with hot and cold water; (5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet; (6) A locking filing cabinet; (7) A double-locking medicine cabinet; (8) A refrigerator for medications; (9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste; (10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves; (11) Two (2) cots; (12) A computer with internet access; (13) (A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding; (14) First aid and assessment equipment; (15) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and (16) A desk and office supplies. (c) The project minimum required under § 6-20-2507(b)(1)(C) does not apply to a construction project with a school nursing center. (d) A school nursing center may be located in a portable classroom. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1718, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2015, No. 936,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.\n\n(a) Beginning in the 2017-2019 funding cycle for the Academic Facilities Partnership Program, each new application for a new school building or a major renovation to an existing school building that would normally house a nursing office shall include a school nursing center.\n\n(b) A nursing center shall meet minimum standards for infection control and safe care, including without limitation: (1) A private office with a door; (2) Heat and air conditioning; (3) A telephone; (4) A sink with hot and cold water; (5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet; (6) A locking filing cabinet; (7) A double-locking medicine cabinet; (8) A refrigerator for medications; (9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste; (10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves; (11) Two (2) cots; (12) A computer with internet access; (13) (A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding; (14) First aid and assessment equipment; (15) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and (16) A desk and office supplies.\n\n(1) A private office with a door;\n\n(2) Heat and air conditioning;\n\n(3) A telephone;\n\n(4) A sink with hot and cold water;\n\n(5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet;\n\n(6) A locking filing cabinet;\n\n(7) A double-locking medicine cabinet;\n\n(8) A refrigerator for medications;\n\n(9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste;\n\n(10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves;\n\n(11) Two (2) cots;\n\n(12) A computer with internet access;\nsink with hot and cold water;\n\n(5) An accessible bathroom with a toilet;\n\n(6) A locking filing cabinet;\n\n(7) A double-locking medicine cabinet;\n\n(8) A refrigerator for medications;\n\n(9) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste;\n\n(10) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves;\n\n(11) Two (2) cots;\n\n(12) A computer with internet access;\n\n(13) (A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191. (B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding;\n\n(A) An electronic health records system that is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g , and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191.\n\n(B) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding;\n\n(14) First aid and assessment equipment;\n\n(15) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and\n\n(16) A desk and office supplies.\n\n(c) The project minimum required under § 6-20-2507(b)(1)(C) does not apply to a construction project with a school nursing center.\n\n(d) A school nursing center may be located in a portable classroom.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 20","Subchapter 25"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"2d0808c1cf7764c329a63f25df00ebb18b0ccf298cca110b984884ecd08b32e9","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-20-2516","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-20-2518"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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