● Consultation in the development and implementation of school district policies, procedures and mechanisms related to health, safety and medical emergencies pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.1(a); ● Consultation to school district medical staff regarding the delivery of school health services, which includes special health care needs of technology-supported and medically fragile children, including students covered by 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; ● Physical examinations conducted in the school physician's office or other comparably equipped facility for students who do not have a medical home; provide complete Grades 4, 8 and high school physicals ● Provision of written notification to the parent stating approval or disapproval of the student's participation in athletics based upon the medical report; Review sports physicals and the charts of the elementary and high school students; signing the physicals. ● Direction for professional duties of other medical staff; ● Written standing orders that shall be reviewed and reissued before the beginning of each school year; ● Establishment of standards of care for emergency situations and medically related care involving students and school staff; ● Assistance to the certified school nurse or non certified nurse in conducting health screenings of students and staff and assistance with the delivery of school health services; ● Review, as needed, of reports and orders from a student's medical home regarding student health concerns; ● Authorization of tuberculin testing for conditions outlined in N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.2(c); ● Review, approval, or denial with reasons of a medical home determination of a student's anticipated confinement and resulting need for home instruction; and ● Consultation with the school district certified school nurse(s) to obtain input for the development of the school nursing services plan, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.1(b). ● Review immunizations of the 6th grade students to assure they are up to date. ● Provide school nurse training in injury assessment and initial treatment. ● Respond to questions arising from the school nurses in a timely manner.
