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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 6 - Education
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Chapter 20 - Finances
Subchapter 25 - Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act
§ 6-20-2517. Nursing center
Universal Citation: AR Code § 6-20-2517 (2017)
- (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) A handicap-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 Department of 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.
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