{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-651.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-651.06","heading":"Student access to undesignated emergency medications.","body":"(a)\nBy February 1, 2024, the Department of Health (\"Department\") shall establish a UEMA plan that authorizes a public school to possess and administer undesignated emergency medications to students without prescriptions for those medications.\n\n(b)\nBy June 1, 2024, the Department shall obtain a standing order signed by at least one physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse licensed in the District to permit public schools to use undesignated emergency medications.\n\n(c)\nUnder the UEMA plan, the Department shall:\n(1)\nEnsure that undesignated emergency medications are procured and distributed to public schools for use in emergency circumstances;\n(2)\nEnsure the removal and replacement of expired undesignated emergency medications in a timely manner;\n(3)\nMonitor the supply of undesignated emergency medications and ensure sufficient supply is provided to public schools;\n(4)\nMaintain records of the types and quantities of undesignated emergency medications at each public school;\n(5)\nMaintain records regarding the procurement, distribution, and disposition of undesignated emergency medications for 3 years; and\n(6)\nEstablish written protocols for schools to notify a student's responsible person and health suite personnel after the school's certified staff or agent administers an undesignated emergency medication.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nBeginning July 1, 2024, each public school shall:\n(A)\nDesignate at least 2 employees or agents of the school to be certified in the use of undesignated emergency medications who are available to administer medications during all hours of the school day;\n(B)\nStore undesignated emergency medications in a secure but easily accessible location in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; and\n(C)\nCommunicate the contact information of the school's certified employees or agents to all staff and personnel at the school.\n(2)\nFor the purposes of this subsection, the term \"certified\" means an individual who has obtained a certificate of completion of the Department's medication administration training program established by section 5.\n\n(e)\nOSSE shall:\n(1)\nRequire written proof of compliance with subsection (d) of this section from each public school on an annual basis;\n(2)\nRequire any public school not in compliance to submit a plan outlining the steps the school shall take to address the noncompliance;\n(3)\nProvide public schools with resources to implement the requirements of subsection (d) of this section; and\n(4)\nMaintain records regarding each public school's compliance with subsection (d) of this section for 3 years.\n\n(f)\n(1)\nAn employee or agent of a public school who is certified pursuant to this section may administer an undesignated emergency medication to a student whom the employee or agent believes in good faith to immediately require the medication.\n(2)\n(A)\nUndesignated emergency medications may be used on public school property, including the school building, playground, and school bus, as well as during field trips or sanctioned excursions away from public school property.\n(B)\nThe certified employee or agent of the public school may carry an appropriate supply of the public school's undesignated emergency medications on field trips or excursions; provided, that there remains a sufficient supply of the undesignated emergency medication in the school building.\n(3)\nWithin one business day of administering an undesignated emergency medication to a student, the public school shall notify the Department, who shall in turn:\n(A)\nNotify OSSE;\n(B)\nNotify the physician, physician assistant, or advance practice nurse who provided the standing order for the undesignated emergency medication; and\n(C)\nProvide guidance to the school on how to notify the student's responsible person and health suite personnel that undesignated emergency medication was administered.\n\n(g)\nAn employee or agent of a public school who is certified pursuant to this section may also administer medication for which they are trained to a student to whom it is prescribed, who the employee or agent believes in good faith requires the immediate use of the medication.\n\n(h)\nThe Department shall develop a procedure by which the responsible person may request that the student not receive treatment in emergency circumstances.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 6. Student Health Care.","Subchapter IV. Student Access to Treatment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-651.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9e1a12c4a3ed086f46599c0f65c7bf014fdf58db9b1a1ab7889f853f6a799501","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-651.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-651.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}