Common use of STUDENT MEDICATION AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES Clause in Contracts

STUDENT MEDICATION AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES. 1. Teachers shall not be required to administer medication nor administer other medical procedures. 2. The Board shall ensure that schools establish systems for administering medication and other medical procedures after consultation with parents, family physicians, the public health nurse and the medical health officer. 3. If exceptional circumstances prevent the foregoing from being applicable and teachers are requested to administer medication or other medical procedures, the following conditions constitute prerequisites: a. Teachers volunteer to provide the service; b. Teachers receive training appropriate to the required duties.