{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-1210.183","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.183","heading":"Short title - Seizure-Safe Schools Act – Health plan","body":"for students with a seizure disorder.\n\nA. This act shall be known and may be cited as the \"Seizure-\n\nSafe Schools Act\".\n\nB. As used in the Seizure-Safe Schools Act, \"seizure action\n\nplan\" means a written, individualized health plan designed to\n\nacknowledge and prepare for the health care needs of a student\n\ndiagnosed with a seizure disorder.\n\nC. Beginning January 1, 2022, each school district board of\n\neducation shall have at least one school employee at each school who\n\nhas met the training requirements necessary to:\n\n1. Administer or assist with the self-administration of a\n\nseizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure\n\ndisorder symptoms as approved by the United States Food and Drug\n\nAdministration and any successor agency; and\n\n2. Recognize the signs and symptoms of seizures and the\n\nappropriate steps to be taken to respond to these symptoms.\n\nD. Any training programs or guidelines adopted by any state\n\nagency for the training of school personnel in the health care needs\n\nof any student diagnosed with a seizure disorder shall be fully\n\nconsistent with training programs and guidelines developed by the\n\nEpilepsy Foundation of America and any successor organization.\n\nNotwithstanding any state agency requirement or other law to the\n\ncontrary, for the purposes of this training a school district shall\n\nbe permitted to use any adequate and appropriate training programs\n\nor guidelines for training of school personnel in the seizure\n\ndisorder care tasks covered under this section.\n\nE. Before a seizure rescue medication can be administered to a\n\nstudent to treat seizure disorder symptoms, the student's parent or\n\nlegal guardian shall:\n\n1. Provide the school with written authorization to administer\n\nthe medication at school;\n\n2. Provide a written statement from the student's health care\n\nprovider that shall contain the following information:\n\na. the student's name,\n\nb. the name and purpose of the medication,\n\nc. the prescribed dosage,\n\nd. the route of administration,\n\ne. the frequency that the medication may be administered,\n\nand\n\nf. the circumstances under which the medication may be\n\nadministered;\n\n3. Provide the prescribed medication to the school in its\n\nunopened, sealed package with the label affixed by the dispensing\n\npharmacy intact; and\n\n4. Collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action\n\nplan.\n\nF. The written authorization, written statement and seizure\n\naction plan required in subsection E of this section shall be kept\n\non file in the office of the school nurse or school administrator\n\nand shall be distributed to any school personnel or volunteers\n\nresponsible for the supervision or care of the student.\n\nG. The written authorization for the administration of seizure\n\nrescue medications provided for in subsection E of this section\n\nshall be effective for the school year in which it is granted and\n\nmay be renewed each following school year upon fulfilling the\n\nrequirements of subsections E and F of this section.\n\nH. The Seizure-Safe Schools Act shall apply only to a school\n\nthat has a student enrolled who has a seizure disorder and has a\n\nseizure rescue medication or other medication prescribed to treat\n\nseizure disorder symptoms approved by the United States Food and\n\nDrug Administration and any successor agency prescribed by the\n\nstudent's health care provider.\n\nI. The State Board of Education may promulgate administrative\n\nrules for the development and implementation of the seizure\n\neducation program and the procedures for the development and content\n\nof seizure action plans.\n\nJ. 1. A school employee may not be subject to any disciplinary\n\nproceeding resulting from an action taken in compliance with the\n\nSeizure-Safe Schools Act. Any employee acting in accordance with\n\nthe provisions of this act shall be immune from civil liability\nvelopment and implementation of the seizure\n\neducation program and the procedures for the development and content\n\nof seizure action plans.\n\nJ. 1. A school employee may not be subject to any disciplinary\n\nproceeding resulting from an action taken in compliance with the\n\nSeizure-Safe Schools Act. Any employee acting in accordance with\n\nthe provisions of this act shall be immune from civil liability\n\nunless the actions of the employee rise to a level of reckless or\n\nintentional misconduct.\n\n2. A school nurse shall not be responsible for and shall not be\n\nsubject to disciplinary action for actions performed by a volunteer.","path":["OK Code","Title 70"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os70.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"968b32965dc81c61494b5f2f379843e5afca72254bed73fe567c5fa741c705d7","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-1210.182","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-1210.189"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}