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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-2517

Nursing center

Acts 2015, No. 936, § 1; 2019, No. 910, § 1718.

(1) 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.

(2) A nursing center shall meet minimum standards for infection control and safe care, including without limitation: A private office with a door;

(3) Heat and air conditioning;

(4) A telephone;

(5) A sink with hot and cold water;

(6) A handicap-accessible bathroom with a toilet;

(7) A locking filing cabinet;

(8) A double-locking medicine cabinet;

(9) A refrigerator for medications;

(10) A sharps container and system for the disposal of biohazard waste;

(11) Personal protection equipment for each nurse, including gowns, masks, and gloves;

(12) Two (2) cots;

(13) A computer with internet access;

(14) 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.

(15) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education may purchase appropriate software that is accessible to a school district depending on the availability of funding;

(16) First aid and assessment equipment;

(17) Storage cabinets for first aid and assessment equipment; and

(18) A desk and office supplies.

(19) The project minimum required under § 6-20-2507(b)(1)(C) does not apply to a construction project with a school nursing center.

(20) A school nursing center may be located in a portable classroom.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.