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2021 Georgia Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 16 - Students
Part 3 - Health
§ 20-2-774. Self-Administration of Asthma Medication
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GA Code § 20-2-774 (2021)
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- As used in this Code section, the term:
- "Medication" means a medicine prescribed by:
- A physician licensed under Chapter 34 of Title 43; or
- A physician assistant licensed under Chapter 34 of Title 43 who is authorized to prescribe medicine for the treatment of asthma in accordance with said chapter.
- "Self-administration of asthma medication" means a student's discretionary use of asthma medication prescribed for him or her.
- "Medication" means a medicine prescribed by:
- Each local board of education shall adopt a policy authorizing the self-administration of asthma medication by a student who has asthma, provided that any student who is authorized for self-administration of asthma medication under such policy may possess and use his or her asthma medication:
- While in school;
- At a school sponsored activity;
- While under the supervision of school personnel; or
- While in before-school or after-school care on school operated property.
- Each public school in this state shall permit the self-administration of asthma medication by a student who has asthma, subject to the local policy adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section; and the school district and its employees and agents shall incur no liability other than for willful or wanton misconduct for any injury to a student caused by his or her self-administration of asthma medication.
(Code 1981, §20-2-774, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1145, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 3/HB 509.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, a colon was inserted following "by" in paragraph (a)(1).
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2002, p. 1145, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Kellen Edwin Bolden Act.'"
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